Wendy Cutler is Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and the managing director of the Washington, D.C. office. She joined ASPI after nearly three decades as a diplomat and negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where she served as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. During her USTR career, she worked on a range of bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and initiatives, including the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), U.S.-China negotiations, and the WTO Financial Services negotiations.
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Recent Posts
Mehu Sitepu quoted in Associated Press on Trump’s trade deal with Indonesia
March 18, 2026
Media Mentions
The agreement requires ratification by Indonesia’s parliament before it can take effect. That adds another “layer of uncertainty,” said Mehu ...
Han Lin in The Straits Times on Trump’s China visit delay giving both sides time for trade deal
March 17, 2026
Media Mentions
“Typically, summits ratify progress already made, not create it. If back-channel talks aren’t moving, delay just gives hawks on both ...
Brett Fetterly in Associated Press says delay in state visit is welcome by both U.S. and China
March 17, 2026
Media Mentions
A delay in the state visit is welcome by both the Trump administration and China, said Brett Fetterly, a managing ...
The Asia Group Opens in the Gulf
March 17, 2026
Press Releases
Washington, DC | March 17, 2026 – The Asia Group (TAG) is excited to announce a global expansion strategy and ...