Joseph Barloon

• Harvard University (BA)
• University of Pennsylvania (MA)
• Georgetown University (JD)

Joseph Barloon
Official portrait, 2019
United States Deputy Trade Representative
Nominee
Assuming office TBD

Joseph Leo Barloon ^[1] (born 1967) ^[2] is an American lawyer and professor who is the nominee for United States Deputy Trade Representative since 2025, having previously acted in the position from 2020 to 2021.

Education

Barloon graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1989 and obtained an MA from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1996. ^[3]

Career

Barloon clerked for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1996 to 1997.

Barloon served as General Counsel to the United States Trade Representative from 2019 to 2021, and also served as the acting United States Deputy Trade Representative from 2020 to 2021. ^[3] He was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a Judge on the United States Court of International Trade in November 2020, ^[4] but his nomination was withdrawn by President Joe Biden in January 2021. ^[5]

Barloon was nominated by Trump to be United States Deputy Trade Representative in February 2025. ^[6]

See also

• Political appointments of the second Trump administration

References

1. "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. Voruganti, Harsh (December 3, 2020). "Joseph Barloon – Nominee to the U.S. Court of International Trade". The Vetting Room. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
3. "Joseph L. Barloon | Professionals | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP". www.skadden.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
4. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
5. "PN25 - Nomination of Joseph L. Barloon for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
6. "PN25-4 - Nomination of Joseph Barloon for Executive Office of the President, 119th Congress (2025-2026)". www.congress.gov. February 11, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.