The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting United States foreign trade policies. Part of the Executive Office of the President,it is headed by the U.S. trade representative,a Cabinet-level position that serves as the United States president's primary advisor,negotiator,and spokesperson on trade matters. USTR has more than two hundred employees,with offices in Geneva,Switzerland,and Brussels,Belgium.
Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom LLP and Affiliates is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City.
Paul Drew Clement is an American lawyer who served as U.S. Solicitor General from 2004 to 2008 and is known for his advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court. He established his own law firm,Clement &Murphy,in 2022 after leaving Kirkland &Ellis,following that firm’s decision to end its Second Amendment work. He is also a Distinguished Lecturer in Law at Georgetown University and an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 14,2005,for the post of Solicitor General,confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8,2005,and took the oath of office on June 13.
Clifford Sloan is an attorney and American diplomat who served as Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure at the United States Department of State. Sloan is currently a Dean's Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center and retired partner for Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom LLP and Affiliates. Previously,Sloan was the publisher of Slate magazine.
Gregory Bestor Craig is an American lawyer and former White House Counsel under President Barack Obama,from 2009 to 2010. A former attorney at the Washington,D.C. law firm of Williams &Connolly,Craig has represented numerous high-profile clients. Prior to becoming White House Counsel,he served as assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton,where he directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. Craig also served as a senior advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy and to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
The Chief Agricultural Negotiator is an ambassador of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) responsible for conducting and overseeing international negotiations related to trade in agricultural products. The Chief Agricultural Negotiator is compensated at the rate payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.
Boris Bershteyn is an Obama administration official who until June 2013 had served as acting Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He previously served from 2011 to 2012 as general counsel for the federal Office of Management and Budget. Prior to his work at the Office of Management and Budget,he served as an Associate White House Counsel.
Miriam Elizabeth Sapiro served as the Deputy Trade Representative under Ron Kirk and became the acting Trade Representative on May 23,2013. A former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution,Sapiro served as well in the State Department and on the National Security Council under Presidents Reagan,Bush and Clinton.
Cary Douglas Pugh is a judge of the United States Tax Court.
Donald Trump assumed office as the 45th president of the United States on January 20,2017,and his first term ended on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Robert Emmet Lighthizer is an American attorney and government official who was the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021.
María Luisa Pagán is an American attorney who is serving as the U.S. deputy trade representative in the Geneva office. Pagan was formerly the Deputy General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR),giving legal advice about trade negotiations,agreements,and regulations.
Gilbert Bruce Kaplan is an American attorney and former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade in the United States Department of Commerce. Prior to his role at Commerce,Kaplan was a partner at King &Spalding,and is the co-founder of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. During the administration of Ronald Reagan,Kaplan served as Deputy Assistant Secretary,Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,and Director of the Office of Investigations at the Department of Commerce. A former steel industry lobbyist,he has won cases against China.
Jeffrey Gerrish is an American lawyer. He previously served as the Deputy United States Trade Representative,Gerrish was previously a partner in the International Trade Group at Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom. Gerrish was a member of President Trump's 2016 trade transition team.
Jessie Kong Liu is an American lawyer who was the United States attorney for the District of Columbia. She previously worked as deputy general counsel at the U.S. Treasury and served at the Justice Department. In 2020,she joined the law firm Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom as a partner.
Michael Yale Scudder Jr. is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Alex Rolf van der Zwaan is a Belgian-born Dutch attorney formerly with the London branch of New York–based international law firm Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom.
The Agreement between the United States of America,Mexico,and Canada (USMCA) is a free trade agreement among the United States,Mexico,and Canada. It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implemented in 1994,and is sometimes characterized as "NAFTA 2.0",or "New NAFTA",since it largely maintains or updates the provisions of its predecessor. USMCA is one of the world's largest free trade zones,with a population of more than 510 million people and an economy of $30.997 trillion in nominal GDP —nearly 30 percent of the global economy.
Katherine Chi Tai is an American attorney serving as the 19th United States Trade Representative since March 18,2021. The daughter of immigrants from Taiwan,she is the first Asian American to serve in the position. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the chief trade counsel for the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jamieson Lee Greer is an American trade official who is the presumptive nominee for United States Trade Representative. He is a partner in international trade at King &Spalding.
