USTR apparel negotiator Katherine White made her inaugural trip to a major hub of American textile production facilities and visited six plants in total in North Carolina, including American & Efird, Parkdale Mills/U.S. Cotton, TSG Finishing, Shuford Yarns,* Schneider Mills, and Unifi.* White also participated in a roundtable discussion at the Textile Technology Center* at Gaston College, where U.S. textile executives underscored the domestic textile supply chain’s $64.8bn output in 2023 and the benefits of its over 500,000 workforce.