Katherine Tai

Katherine Tai
19th United States Trade Representative
Assumed office
March 18, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputySarah Bianchi
Jayme White
Preceded byRobert Lighthizer
Personal details
Born
Katherine Chi Tai

(1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 50)
Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRobert Skidmore[1]
Education
Signature
Katherine Tai
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Katherine Chi Tai (born March 18, 1974)[2][3] is an American attorney serving as the 19th United States Trade Representative since March 18, 2021. The daughter of mainland Chinese immigrants (waishengren) from Taiwan, she is the first Asian American[4] to serve in the position. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.

  1. ^ Adkins, Lenore T (May 5, 2021). "Meet the woman who represents the United States in trade - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom". US Embassy. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Garver, Rob (January 29, 2021). "Biden's Trade Representative Expected to Be Assertive with China". VOA. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah (March 18, 2021). "Katherine Tai Becomes First Asian American U.S. Trade Representative". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Katherine Tai unanimously confirmed as first Asian American US trade representative Archived April 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 17 March 2021.

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