President Donald Trump plans to meet with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Wednesday at the White House. The two will celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) taking effect.
Trump said in a statement he would discuss “trade, health, and other issues central to our regional prosperity and security” with Lopez Obrador on July 8. The Canadian government has not confirmed whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join the other two North American leaders in Washington.
Meanwhile, as USMCA took effect last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Labor Department detailed the names of the six Americans with backgrounds on labor issues who will serve on the agreement's “rapid response labor mechanism” to investigate alleged labor rights violations.
USTR also announced the names of 10 individuals who will sit on dispute settlement panels to hear other disputes brought by governments under the pact. Those include U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer's close ally and former USTR general counsel Steven Vaughn.
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