Overview

• The White House deleted the World Trade Organization from a public list targeting $4.9 billion in cuts, and the International Labour Organization was later removed as well, according to AFP and the agencies.
• An earlier memo had singled out roughly $29 million in U.S. contributions to the WTO as a cut example, describing the body as toothless.
• WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala said she is working with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and others in the administration to resolve the issue.
• Lawmakers and business groups argued the unilateral rescissions were unlawful and warned that reducing WTO support would hand greater sway to competitors such as China.
• Sources said the WTO line may not be cut and, absent specific instructions, funding could carry over after Sept. 30, while the United States still owes 2024 dues of about 11% of the WTO budget.