Joe Biden is expected to nominate Katherine Tai, a senior Democratic trade adviser in the House of Representatives, as his top trade envoy, according to people familiar with the plans.
Ms Tai, who would be the first Asian-American woman to occupy the cabinet position of US trade representative, is widely respected by Democratic lawmakers from across the party’s ideological spectrum.
A lawyer who has previously worked for the USTR’s office overseeing China trade enforcement, Ms Tai is seen as a diplomatic character and credited with managing an array of competing interests to marshal the recent US-Mexico-Canada Agreement through Congress.