In the seventh blogcast of Power At Work’s series “What Could Happen Under Trump?”, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Ambassador Katherine Tai, the 19th U.S. trade representative, to discuss the implications of President Trump’s trade policy on worker power. Ambassador Tai was the architect of the “worker-centered trade policy” during her tenure under President Biden –– Watch now to hear her analysis on the current “America First Trade Policy,” the tariffs being placed by the Trump administration, and what it means to have a worker-centered trade policy.
Katherine Tai is an American lawyer who served as the 19th United States trade representative from March 18, 2021, to January 20, 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. Ambassador Tai is also an experienced World Trade Organization litigator. She previously developed and tried cases for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, eventually becoming the Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement.