Annmarie Hordern

Good morning, John.

That's right.

An individual who just met with a number of the U.S.

trade partners at a WTO meeting in Cameroon is Ambassador Jameson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

Ambassador Greer, good morning and thank you so much for joining me.

So you just got back from meeting with a number of trade partners.

And at the moment, global trade is upended by what's going on in the Strait of Hormuz.

Did you have an update to give American trading partners about the flow of trade through that critical waterway?

Right.

And it's not just crude.

It's liquefied petroleum gas, which you need, especially in countries like India, to cook.

It's fertilizer.

Do you have a sense of a timeline?

You met on the sidelines with your Chinese counterpart.

China buys the lion's share of Iranian crude.

We have seen Chinese vessels given safe passage through the strait.

Did this become a focal point of that conversation?

Lack thereof?

You're thinking about getting out?

So potentially you want a revamp of the WTO?