USTR Greer Travels to Mexico City for USMCA Pre-Review Talks — July 1 Deadline Looms

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer traveled to Mexico City on April 16 for bilateral pre-review talks with Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard ahead of the July 1, 2026 formal USMCA joint review deadline. The talks represent the opening of substantive bilateral engagement on the trade agreement's future, with Greer and Ebrard leading the US and Mexican delegations respectively. Mexico is treating the USMCA review as part of a broader US-Mexico reset encompassing cartel designation policy and migration cooperation. If no extension is agreed at the July 1 deadline, a 10-year sunset clock begins, effectively ending the agreement in 2036. The next round of formal talks was scheduled for April 19. Mexico currently runs a record trade surplus with the US and faces 25% tariffs on non-USMCA-qualifying goods, making the review outcome critical to the Mexican economy. The talks occur against a backdrop of cartel FTO designations, ongoing fentanyl enforcement pressure, and competing US-Mexico security interests.