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U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. federal government agency (Trump administration trade policy)
USTR is not an independent news outlet. It is a U.S. government agency in the Executive Office of the President, and its website and press releases are official communications. Its output currently presents Trump administration trade actions, such as tariffs, negotiations and the G20 trade ministerial it hosted in Milwaukee in early October 2026, in a favorable light.
Owned byOwned by the U.S. federal government. It is part of the Executive Office of the President, and the President appoints its head, the U.S. Trade Representative, with Senate confirmation. The current USTR is Jamieson Greer, confirmed Feb. 27, 2025.
LeaningU.S. federal government agency (Trump administration trade policy)
On the administrationbroadly supportive
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun