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The United States Needs a Reformed WTO Now

Delegates arrive for a special meeting of the General Council Preparatory Committee on Trade Facilitation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Testimony by Jennifer Hillman

July 29, 2020

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Delegates arrive for a special meeting of the General Council Preparatory Committee on Trade Facilitation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

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Jennifer Hillman, CFR senior fellow for trade and international political economy, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. She analyzed the current state of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and offered recommendations for WTO reform. The full written testimony can be accessed here and a video of the hearing can be accessed here.

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