Katherine Tai
United States Trade Representative / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katherine Chi Tai (born March 18, 1974)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. She is the 19th and current United States Trade Representative since March 18, 2021. Tai is a member of the Democratic Party.
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戴琪 | |||||||||||||
19th United States Trade Representative | |||||||||||||
Assumed office March 18, 2021 | |||||||||||||
President | Joe Biden | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Lighthizer | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 50) Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 戴琪 | ||||||||||||
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She was the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
In December 2020, Tai was nominated by then President-elect Joe Biden to serve as United States Trade Representative.[2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate with a 98-0 vote on March 17, 2021.