AUSTR for Labor Katherine Mastman

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced that Katy Mastman will serve as Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Labor Affairs.

Earlier this year, Ms. Mastman served a rotation as Acting AUSTR in the same office. Brenna Dougan, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Affairs, most recently held the acting role.

The Office of Labor Affairs (OLA) is responsible for developing and implementing U.S. trade policy related to labor issues and workers’ rights. Working closely with the U.S. Department of Labor, OLA supports USTR initiatives from public submission processes under trade agreements to co-chairing the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy (LAC) and upholding workers’ rights in trade preference programs. The Labor Office is also responsible for monitoring and enforcement of trade agreement provisions, like the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Mechanism, among other things.

Prior to joining USTR, Ms. Mastman worked at the U.S. Department of Labor, in the Office of the Solicitor, as the Counsel for International Affairs and USERRA, and later in the International Labor Affairs Bureau, as the Deputy Director of the Office of Trade and Labor Affairs.