Swiss President Leaves Washington Without Lower Tariff (2)

Switzerland’s president left Washington without announcing any success in lowering the 39% tariff that US President Donald Trump has put on her country.

A delegation led by Karin Keller-Sutter presented a new proposal to US officials, according to a person familiar with the plan, speaking on the condition of anonymity. They failed to clinch a better deal, and neither did they manage to see Trump before their departure.

The Swiss president had dashed to the US on Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to sway Trump, flying there without an invite from the White House for a meeting with her ...