Diego Marroquín Bitar

Fellow, Americas Program
Diego Marroquín Bitar

Diego Marroquín Bitar is a fellow with the Americas Program, where he supports the work of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Strategic Initiative among other topics. Diego is supported by the Bersin-Foster Foundation. He was previously the Inaugural Bersin-Foster North America Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center and has cofounded the North America Project at the U.S.-Mexico Foundation, and the nonprofit North America 3.0. Diego authors a Substack titled "North America Compass." His research centers on U.S.–Mexico relations, Mexico–Canada relations, the USMCA, nearshoring, energy integration, labor mobility, and trade and development issues. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed and policy-oriented publications such as the Yale Journal of International Affairs and the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. He teaches trade policy and politics at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute and has been featured in Americas Quarterly, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, El Universal, El País, Foreign Affairs, NPR, Politico, Reforma, The Hill, the New York Times, The Economist, the Washington Post, Reuters, Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, and the Financial Times. He holds a BA in international relations from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an MPP from Georgetown University. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, and conversational in Portuguese.

 

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USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin

The USMCA has the strictest automotive rules of origin of any U.S. trade agreement in force. Six years of evidence show those rules now sit at or near the point where more stringency stops adding regional content and starts pushing producers out of the agreement.

Congressional Testimony by Diego Marroquín Bitar — October 14, 2026

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Will Trump’s Pressure on Canada Break the USMCA?

Chris Hernandez-Roy and Diego Marroquin Bitar are joined by State of Play host, Will Todman, to discuss if Canada can withstand U.S. pressure, what lies ahead, and what U.S.-Canada tensions mean for the future of free trade in North America.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Diego Marroquín Bitar, and Will Todman — September 10, 2026

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Will Trump’s Pressure on Canada Break the USMCA? 

Will talks with Chris Hernandez-Roy and Diego Marroquin Bitar to discuss if Canada can withstand U.S. pressure, what lies ahead, and what U.S.-Canada tensions mean for the future of free trade in North America.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Diego Marroquín Bitar — August 27, 2026

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The Visibility Gap: How AI Can Stop Chinese Transshipment Under USMCA

Supply chain visibility is the best defense against Chinese overcapacity and transshipment. The USMCA Review can act as a coordinating mechanism for North American trade to leverage AI and large-scale data analytics to make supply chains transparent for the first time.

Commentary by Diego Marroquín Bitar — August 4, 2026

Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports

On July 20, President Trump formally invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for the first time to impose 50 percent duties against a significant range of Canadian products. Our experts explain the statute and its global implications.

Critical Questions by Christopher Gundermann, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Diego Marroquín Bitar — July 21, 2026

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Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports

An audio version of "⁠Understanding President Trump’s New Tariffs on Canadian Imports⁠," a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Christopher Gundermann, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Diego Marroquín Bitar. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Christopher Gundermann, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Diego Marroquín Bitar — July 21, 2026

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USMCA Review Deadline

Diego Marroquín Bitar is joined by the Trade Guys to discuss the U.S. decision not to renew and the future of the USMCA.

Podcast Episode by Diego Marroquín Bitar, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch — July 17, 2026

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