# Mexico and the US hold third round of USMCA review as US trade representative Greer meets President Sheinbaum > US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer arrived in Mexico City on July 23 for the third bilateral review round of the USMCA, meeting Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and President Claudia Sheinbaum; Greer signalled the US will seek provisional arrangements with Mexico before end-2026 and said renewal of the agreement depends partly on Mexico's cooperation on water-sharing and border security **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-22 · heads: 누구의 돈인가, 장기전 · 9 takes · 5 lenses · 4 regions ## Summary US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard in Mexico City on July 23 for the third round of bilateral USMCA review, then met President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace. Greer told reporters the US will seek "provisional arrangements" with Mexico before end-2026, setting an accelerated timeline for interim agreements rather than a full renegotiation. He also signalled that USMCA renewal depends partly on Mexico's cooperation on water-sharing and border security, linking trade access to non-trade demands. The current review is the first of the 10 years remaining on USMCA's current term, after the Trump administration declined a 16-year renewal, per El Imparcial. ## The split Mexican financial press (El Financiero, Infobae) focused on the provisional-arrangement timeline as a potential near-term deliverable. El Imparcial adopted Mexico's defensive framing, stating that Mexico "will defend its commercial arguments," foregrounding the asymmetry in bargaining power. La Jornada highlighted the linkage of trade to water and border cooperation, which Mexico's government has publicly resisted accepting as conditions. Canada's Globe and Mail noted this is the first time the US has specified a timeline for interim arrangements, treating the Mexico talks as a signal for Ottawa's own parallel USMCA exposure, since any precedent set with Mexico shapes what Washington will accept from Canada under its simultaneous tariff dispute. ## By the numbers - 3, review round underway in Mexico City - 10 years remaining under USMCA's current term - 16 years, the renewal period the Trump administration declined - End-2026, Greer's stated target for provisional arrangements ## Why it matters USMCA covers roughly US$1.6 trillion in annual trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada. Linking its review to water-sharing and border security creates a precedent for conditioning trade access on non-trade policy, which Mexico's government sees as a violation of the treaty's scope. Provisional interim deals before year-end would give both sides something to announce without resolving the structural dispute over conditions. ## What to watch - Whether Mexico accepts water and border security as formal conditions in the review process - What "provisional arrangements" cover: tariff rates, sector carve-outs, or investment rules - Canada's position, given [Ottawa's parallel tariff dispute with Washington](/ko/n/canada-trump-tariff-response-0722) - Timeline for a fourth review round ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Mexican digital news - **Infobae Mexico** (Mexico, es) — Infobae Mexico reported that Greer arrived for 'the third bilateral review round of the USMCA, which started last Tuesday,' emphasising the escalating pace of negotiations and Sheinbaum's personal involvement in receiving Greer at the National Palace. > "US trade representative Greer arrived in Mexico City for the third round of bilateral review of the USMCA, which began last Tuesday." Source: https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/07/23/marcelo-ebrard-recibe-a-jamieson-greer-para-la-tercera-ronda-de-revision-del-t-mec-hoy-se-reune-con-sheinbaum/ ### Mexican financial daily - **El Financiero** (Mexico, es) — El Financiero reported Greer's statement that the US will seek 'provisional arrangements with Mexico before end of year,' framing this as an accelerated timeline that prioritises interim agreements over a full renegotiation, given the political calendar in both countries. > "Greer confirmed that negotiations to review the USMCA continue and could have provisional agreements before 2026 ends." Source: https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2026/07/22/revision-del-t-mec-eu-buscara-arreglos-provisionales-con-mexico-antes-de-fin-de-ano/ ### Mexican regional press - **El Imparcial** (Mexico, es) — El Imparcial covered Mexico's defensive posture: 'Mexico will defend its commercial arguments,' noting that the current review is the 'first of the 10 years remaining' under the treaty's current term after Trump's administration refused a 16-year renewal, flagging Mexico's bargaining constraints. > "This is the first review of the 10 years remaining under USMCA, after the Trump administration refused a 16-year renewal." Source: https://www.elimparcial.com/mexico/2026/07/22/recibira-sheinbaum-a-jamieson-greer-en-palacio-nacional-para-abordar-aranceles-de-eu-y-la-revision-del-t-mec-mexico-defendera-sus-argumentos-comerciales/ ### unlabelled - **La Jornada** (Mexico, es) — Source: https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/07/22/economia/estados-unidos-renovacion-del-tmec-dependera-tambien-de-agua-y-frontera - **Free Malaysia Today** (Malaysia, en) — Source: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/07/23/us-aims-for-interim-trade-deals-with-canada-mexico-by-year-end - **La Razón Mexico** (Mexico, es) — Source: https://www.razon.com.mx/negocios/2026/07/23/t-mec-eu-preve-alargue-a-2027-y-que-sigan-avances-si-hay-cooperacion/ - **WTAQ (Reuters)** (United States, en) — Source: https://wtaq.com/2026/07/22/us-trade-chief-greer-aiming-for-interim-arrangements-on-usmca-by-year-end/ - **Por Esto! (Mexico)** (Mexico, es) — Source: https://www.poresto.com/mexico/2026/7/22/presidenta-sheinbaum-se-reunira-con-jamieson-greer-por-revision-del-tmec-y-riesgo-de-nuevos-aranceles.html ### Canadian paper of record; Ottawa's parallel USMCA exposure - **The Globe and Mail** (Canada, en) — Canada's Globe and Mail flagged that Greer's end-2026 timeline for interim arrangements with Mexico is 'the first time the US has spelled out a timeline for a potential resolution,' a detail that carries particular weight in Ottawa, which is managing its own parallel tariff dispute with Washington and watches the Mexico precedent as a signal of what the US will accept from CUSMA parties. > "This is the first time the US has spelled out a timeline for a potential resolution to the trade dispute." Source: https://theglobeandmail.com/business/article-us-jamieson-greer-interim-trade-deals-usmca ## Across the graph - Related: [[canada-trump-tariff-response-0722]] - Entities: Mexico, United States, Canada, Usmca, Person:claudia Sheinbaum --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/ko/n/mexico-usmca-round3-0723