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 immigrants from Taiwan, she is the first Asian American to serve in the position.[4] 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.