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Statements by the United States at the November 27, 2023, DSB Meeting
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Statements by the United States at the November 27, 2023, DSB Meeting
Statements by the United States at the November 27, 2023, DSB Meeting
U.S. Opening Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Chinese Taipei
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U.S. Opening Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Chinese Taipei
U.S. Opening Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Chinese Taipei
Statements by the United States at the October 26, 2023, DSB Meeting
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Statements by the United States at the October 26, 2023, DSB Meeting
Statements by the United States at the October 26, 2023, DSB Meeting
Ambassador Tai on Timor-Leste’s Progress Toward WTO Accession
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Ambassador Tai on Timor-Leste’s Progress Toward WTO Accession
Ambassador Tai on Timor-Leste’s Progress Toward WTO Accession
The United States looks forward to working with Timor-Leste and other WTO Members as Timor-Leste strives to advance and complete its accession.  In parallel to the WTO accession process, Timor-Leste is also engaged in separate…
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María Luisa Pagán, Deputy United States Trade Representative

María L. Pagán has spent almost three decades as a trade lawyer in the U.S. government. Before her confirmation, she served as the Deputy General Counsel at the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In that role, she provided legal advice to senior USTR officials on all legal aspects regarding trade negotiations, implementation of trade agreements, and trade related legislation and regulations. She has been the lead U.S. attorney for numerous trade agreement negotiations. She was the lead lawyer for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, handling the legal aspects of the negotiation, as well as the implementation package that passed Congress in early 2020. Before becoming Deputy General Counsel, she specialized in providing legal advice on services, government procurement, and the section 421 country-specific safeguard, and also litigated several disputes before the WTO defending the interests of U.S. workers and producers.Prior to joining USTR in 2003, Ms. Pagán worked as an attorney advisor in the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ms. Pagán was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and resides in Maryland. She received her law degree and a Master’s in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a B.A. from Tufts University.


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