Katherine Tai | |
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| 戴琪 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 19th United States Trade Representative | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Sarah Bianchi Jayme White |
| Preceded by | Robert Lighthizer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Chi Tai March 18, 1974 Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Robert Skidmore[1] |
| Education | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 戴琪 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 戴琪 | ||||||||
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Katherine Chi Tai (Chinese characters: 戴琪; born March 18, 1974)[2][3] is an American attorney serving as the 19th United States Trade Representative since March 18, 2021. The daughter of mainland Chinese immigrants (waishengren) from Taiwan, she is the first Asian American[4] to serve in the position. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- ^ Katherine Tai unanimously confirmed as first Asian American US trade representative Archived April 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 17 March 2021.