Ambassador Greer Hosts G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee to Showcase the History and Strength of American Manufacturing

WASHINGTON — Last week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer hosted the G20 Trade Ministers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the G20 Trade Ministerial. During the ministerial, Ambassador Greer led discussions on a wide range of topics, including eliminating forced labor in global supply chains, updating the Most-Favored Nation (MFN) principle, denouncing the weaponization of trade in food, and addressing structural excess capacity and production.

To highlight the ministerial and the progress made on a variety of topics, Ambassador Greer hosted a press conference with the attending media. Watch here.

For decades, trade in food, agricultural products, and agricultural inputs has been weaponized to exert coercive pressure for economic or political reasons. After constructive negotiations during the G20 Trade Ministerial, Ambassador Greer announced that the G20 Trade Ministers reached a consensus on condemning the weaponization of food through coercive trade actions. This statement is an important step towards ensuring that agricultural products are not used as a tool for economic or political coercion.

To read Ambassador Greer’s statement as the Chair of the G20 Trade Ministerial, click here. To read the Trade Ministers of the United States, Mexico, and Argentina’s statement on eliminating forced labor in global supply chains on the margins of the G20 Trade Ministerial, click here.

At the historic Milwaukee Clock Tower, Ambassador Greer hosted a CEO roundtable with EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Japanese State Minister Miyamoto to highlight the success of President Trump’s trade agenda in strengthening our economic resilience.