Speakers

Christina Sevilla
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President


Dr. Christina Sevilla, Ph.D., is Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President. She develops and coordinates trade policy and outreach related to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). She is U.S. lead negotiator on SMEs for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and serves as USTR lead on SMEs with the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other trading partners. She has represented USTR in negotiations and public outreach in the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East North Africa for bilateral and regional trade issues. Christina is an adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She received a Ph.D. in international political economy from Harvard University. She graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude as Valedictorian of the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College.