USTR Holds Video Call With South African, New Zealand Trade Ministers

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai held a video call with South Africa's Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel on March 30, during which they discussed their interest in improving the World Trade Organization. They talked about how South Africa “has benefited tremendously from its” African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) preferential treatment, and how they should find ways to enhance their trading relationship “to better serve both countries over the long-run,” according to a readout of the call.

She also talked with New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor, including on how to collaborate to advance inclusive trade policies, and how to address climate change with trade policy.