Organization

The Trade Policy and Programs division is divided into four offices with responsibility for the diverse aspects of trade policy:

• Office of Multilateral Trade Affairs promotes open markets that increase opportunities for U.S. trade and investment, as well as economic policy reforms that provide a basis for further global growth.
• Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs promotes open markets between the United States and its trading partners.
• Office of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Textile Trade Affairs formulates and implements policies on issues ranging from food safety and agricultural productivity to trade in agricultural biotechnology and textile products.
• Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement develops and implements policies to promote effective intellectual property rights (IPR) protection worldwide in close cooperation with other U.S. agencies and the private sector.