Office of WTO & Multilateral Affairs
USTR’s WTO & Multilateral Affairs (WAMA) office has overall responsibility for trade negotiations and policy coordination regarding matters before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Specific responsibilities include the operation of various WTO committees, including those established for subject areas such as subsidies, anti-dumping and other trade remedies, import licensing procedures, standards and technical barriers to trade, government procurement, customs/trade facilitation & security matters, WTO accessions, WTO trade policy reviews, and preferential trade arrangements.
WAMA staff is also often responsible for these issues where they are specifically addressed in individual FTAs. The office is also responsible for trade policy coordination and negotiations in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
