American Italian Food Coalition Statement on Ambassador Tai Remarks at 2023 Trade Agenda Hearings

March 28, 2023

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Group Praises ‘Very Good Work’ of Boeing-Airbus Working Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Italian Food Coalition (AIFC) issued the following statement regarding United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s testimony before Congress on the Biden Administration’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda: 

“The AIFC commends Ambassador Tai for her continued commitment to working with our European partners to resolve the longstanding Boeing-Airbus dispute.”

In June 2021, the United States and the European Union agreed to establish a Large Civil Aircraft Working Group, aimed at addressing the Boeing-Airbus dispute. As part of the agreement, both parties also appropriately suspended – for five years – harmful tariffs on products that contribute to the cultural fabric of the United States, including products from Italy, which is not an Airbus consortium country.

In remarks before the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees, Ambassador Tai noted the United States and European Union are doing ‘very good work’ as part of the Boeing-Airbus Working Group and expressed the Biden Administration’s commitment to ‘. . . collaborating with partners and allies to create broad-based economic growth.

The AIFC encourages the U.S. and EU will continue building on this work to reach a permanent solution to the dispute that reaffirms the strong ties between the United States and Europe.

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The American Italian Food Coalition is an alliance of more than 450 Italian companies, manufacturers, and trade associations dedicated to ensuring American consumers continue to have access to high-quality, affordable imported Italian products including pasta, coffee, biscuits, and wafers. 

For more information on the AIFC click HERE.