US Committed to WTO and Wants It to Succeed, Trade Representative Tai Says

US Committed to WTO and Wants It to Succeed, Trade Representative Tai Says
Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks during a hearing with the House Ways and Means committee at Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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GENEVA—Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai on Thursday affirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying consensus was possible on several trade and health proposals at a major meeting next month.

The 25-year-old global trade body is facing questions about its relevance and director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is under pressure to deliver quick reforms and clinch its first multilateral trade deal in years at the Nov. 30-Dec. 3 meeting.