Lighthizer Celebrates USMCA, Promises Enforcement as Trade Deal Comes Into Force

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (L), U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sign the new North American trade agreement in Buenos Aires, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit on Nov. 30, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The new North American trade agreement is officially the law of the land, and the Trump administration is vowing to ensure that Canada, Mexico and the United States live up to its obligations.

U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer has issued a statement marking today’s coming into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and promises to ensure that its rules and obligations are enforced.