Jamila Thompson, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), joins Wiley partner Derick Holt to discuss Jamila’s career in international trade, her time in former Representative John Lewis’s office and their work on Free Trade Agreements, the Biden Administration’s worker-centric trade policy, and USTR’s stance on equity within trade policy.

Speaking on USTR’s focus on a worker-centric trade policy, Jamila states:

“It’s educating and connecting those who never See more +

Jamila Thompson, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), joins Wiley partner Derick Holt to discuss Jamila’s career in international trade, her time in former Representative John Lewis’s office and their work on Free Trade Agreements, the Biden Administration’s worker-centric trade policy, and USTR’s stance on equity within trade policy.

Speaking on USTR’s focus on a worker-centric trade policy, Jamila states:

“It’s educating and connecting those who never even thought about the fact that they were affected or impacted or have any connection with trade. And that’s where the equity aspect comes in; where we have to think about women, communities of color, and tribal communities to bring them all into the conversation about what equitable trade looks like…It can’t be one siloed conversation.”

See less -