Bryant Trick

After a thirty-year career with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of State, Bryant Trick has demonstrated expertise in the development and implementation of U.S. trade policy from an insider’s perspective, as well as an understanding of international trade, transatlantic relations, Europe, and Korea grounded in actual practice. As Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East from 2023 to 2026, he was a key player in transatlantic trade relations under administrations of both parties. Prior to that role, Trick served twice as the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Korea and as the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Market Access, where he played significant roles in trade negotiations ranging from the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and many others. During his time in the U.S. Foreign Service, Trick was Deputy Director of the State Department’s Office of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein Affairs, and served in the U.S. Embassies in Seoul, Berlin, and Kyiv. He has an MA in international relations from the University of Southern California and speaks fluent German.