Swiss President to See Rubio as Trump Meeting Still Unclear (2)

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter will meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio on her emergency trip to lower the US’s 39% tariff, while it remains unclear if she will also get to see President Donald Trump.

Rubio’s schedule for Wednesday shows a 10:15 a.m. meeting in Washington with Keller-Sutter, though it didn’t provide any further details. The US Secretary of State’s department doesn’t lead negotiations for bilateral deals.

Karin Keller-Sutter arrives at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on Aug. 6.

Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

The Swiss president dashed to the US capital Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to prevent her American counterpart from imposing the highest tariff of any developed nation on Switzerland. Trump announced ...