Katherine Tai served as the 9th United States Trade Representative. As a member of President Biden’s cabinet, Ambassador Tai was the principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on U.S. trade policy from 2021 to 2025. As Chief Trade Counsel and Trade Subcommittee Staff Director for the House Ways and Means Committee, she played a pivotal role in negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the Trump administration, paving the way for the historic ratification of the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2020.