The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is responsible for the preparation of this report. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai gratefully acknowledges the contributions of all USTR staff to the writing and production of this report and notes, in particular, the contributions of Julie McNees and Spencer Smith.

Thanks are extended to partner Executive Branch members of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC).The TPSC is composed of the following Executive Branch entities: the Departments of Agriculture,Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Office of Management and Budget; the Council of Economic Advisers; the Council on Environmental Quality; the U.S. Agency for International Development; the Small Business Administration; the National Economic Council; the National Security Council; the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and, non-voting member the U.S. International Trade Commission. In preparing the report, substantial information was solicited from U.S. Embassies.