International Trade Law News

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Rob Portman announced yesterday that he has named Stephen Kho and Terry McCartin as the co-chairs of the USTR's new China Trade Enforcement Task Force. The task force is part of the USTR's "top-to-bottom review" of U.S.-China trade policy. Mr. Kho now serves as the USTR's Acting Chief Counsel for China Enforcement and Mr. McCartin is the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Enforcement. They will be joined on the task force by USTR staffers specializing in intellectual property rights, industrial policies, agriculture, services, investment, WTO affairs and textiles.