New acting assistant USTR for the WTO named

Neil Beck will serve as acting assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the World Trade Organization and multilateral affairs, the agency announced on Tuesday. Beck, who had been the deputy assistant USTR in the same office, will work on “trade negotiations and policy coordination regarding matters before the WTO, the Group of Seven (G7), the Group of 20 (G20), and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development,” USTR said in its announcement. Beck steps into the position following the departure of...