Deputy USTR at WTO, IP Negotiator Nominated

Two longtime career staffers at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative were nominated for deputy USTR positions. Maria Pagán, the deputy general counsel at the agency, has been chosen to serve as ambassador to the World Trade Organization. According to an announcement from the White House, Pagán handled the implementation package for USMCA and was the lead lawyer in the USMCA negotiation. USTR Katherine Tai said, "María Pagán has proven to be a shrewd negotiator with an unparalleled knowledge of our trade agreements that will serve the United States well as we re-establish relationships with our trading partners and work to reform the World Trade Organization."

Christopher Wilson, who has worked in a staff job covering intellectual property, is the nominee for chief innovation and intellectual property negotiator.