Press Conference: Global Trade in America's Crosshairs: How We Got Here and Where It's Going

PRESS CONFERENCE

Global Trade in America's Crosshairs: How We Got Here and Where It's Going
Michael Beeman, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC

11:00-12:00 Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.

Japan is in the midst of critical tariff negotiations with the U.S. administration. The stakes are high: U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Japanese cars, steel, and aluminum, while a 24% "reciprocal" tariff on imports from Japan remains temporarily suspended until early July. As the former top trade negotiator with Japan under Trump's first administration and then under President Joe Biden, Dr. Beeman will offer unique insights on the current tariff war and future for these two key allies.

Michael Beeman led negotiations for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement and renegotiation of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement under Trump. After his retirement, he served as a visiting scholar and lecturer at Stanford University until 2024. He previewed the trade war in "Walking Out: America's New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond" (2024). This fall he will join UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy as a lecturer. 

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