United States trade chief Katherine Tai will visit the Philippines next week from Sunday, April 16, until Tuesday, April 18. | BPinlacINQ
FILE PHOTO: Katherine C. Tai addresses the Senate Finance committee hearings to examine her nomination to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, in Washington, DC February 25, 2021. Bill O’Leary/Pool via REUTERS
MANILA, Philippines — United States trade chief Katherine Tai will visit the Philippines next week from Sunday, April 16, until Tuesday, April 18. The Office of the US Trade Representative announced on Friday that Tai will meet Philippines’ Secretary of Trade and Industry Alfredo Pascual, Secretary of Labor and Employment Bienvenido Laguesma, and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri during her three-day visit in Manila.Among other items in her agenda are meetings with US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, as well as several business leaders, and union representatives.
“Throughout these meetings, Ambassador Tai will emphasize the importance of strengthening the US – Philippines bilateral trade relationship and discuss the ongoing Indo-Pacific Economic Framework negotiations that aim to create resilient, sustainable and inclusive trade across the region,” the US trade chief’s office said in a statement.
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