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March 28, 2025

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Former USTR official: Where might Harris diverge from Biden on trade?

By Margaret Spiegelman  / July 31, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris, if elected president, likely would approach trade in much the same way as President Biden while placing greater emphasis on environmental concerns, according to a former senior trade official who says Harris also might push to break through a “standstill” in discussions on digital trade that have roiled the current administration. “I would expect largely continuity and consistency between the two administrations,” former U.S. Trade Representative General Counsel Greta Peisch told Inside U.S. Trade in...

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