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Exploring The Future of USMCA: Insights from Kenneth Smith Ramos

Our guest for this Borderless Coverage edition of the Trucking Matters Podcast Series is Kenneth Smith Ramos, who served as the Chief Negotiator of USMCA for Mexico in 2018, playing a key role in the trade agreement’s ratification. In addition to his leadership on USMCA, Kenneth is the former Head of NAFTA from Mexico in Washington D.C. He currently serves as a partner at AGON in Mexico City, which is a full-service antitrust and regulatory group that focuses on the most complex issues in Mexico.

Your host for this edition of the podcast is Borderless Coverage Founder Mark Vickers, who is an Executive Vice President and the Head of International Logistics at Reliance Partners. Mark will be talking with Kenneth about the intricacies of cross-border trade, the evolution of trade agreements and the future of USMCA. Kenneth also shares his journey from a government intern to a key figure in international trade negotiations, discussing the opportunities and challenges that he sees on the road ahead for Mexico and the United States in the context of global trade dynamics.