600 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 Phone, 202-395-3230

CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY, Acting
CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY, JEFFREY

LANG
BOOTH GARDNER
MARGARET SULLIVAN
IRA SHAPIRO
JENNIFER HILLMAN
RITA HAYES
PHYLLIS JONES

JANE BRADLEY

JAY ZIEGLER

ELIZABETH ARKY, Acting

DAVID WALTERS

FRED MONTGOMERY

HOWARD REED

United States Trade Representative
Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives

(Washington)
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva)
Chief of Staff
Senior Counsel and Negotiator
General Counsel
Chief Textile Negotiator
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public

Liaison
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Monitoring and Enforcement
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public/

Media Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Congressional Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Economic Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy

Coordination
Special Counsel for Finance and Investment

Policy
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Agricultural Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade

and Development Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for World

Trade Organization (WTO) and

Multilateral Affairs Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan

and China Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia

and the Pacific Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for APEC

Affairs Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe

and the Mediterranean Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Environment and Natural Resources Associate U.S. Trade Representative for

Western Hemisphere Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North

American Affairs

SUZANNE EARLY

JON ROSENBAUM

DOROTHY DWOSKIN

DONALD PHILLIPS LEE SANDS

BOB CASSIDY

NANCY ADAMS

JAMES MURPHY

JENNIFER HAVERKAMP

PETER ALLGEIER

DAVID WEISS

WENDY CUTLER

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Services, Investment, and Intellectual

Property
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Administration

JOHN HOPKINS

The Office of the United States Trade Representative was created as the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations by Executive Order 11075 of January 15, 1963. The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) established the Office as an agency of the Executive Office of the President charged with administering the trade agreements program under the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1654), the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1801), and the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101). Other powers and responsibilities for coordinating trade policy were assigned to the Office by the Trade Act of 1974 and by the President in Executive Order 11846 of March 27, 1975, as amended.

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. app.), implemented by Executive Order 12188 of January 4, 1980, charged the Office with responsibility for setting and administering overall trade policy. It also provides that the United States Trade Representative shall be chief representative of the United States for:

-all activities concerning the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;

-discussions, meetings, and negotiations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development when such activities deal primarily with trade and commodity issues;

-negotiations in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and other multilateral institutions when such negotiations deal primarily with trade and commodity issues;

-other bilateral and multilateral negotiations when trade, including EastWest trade, or commodities is the primary issue;

-negotiations under sections 704 and 734 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 16710 and 1673c); and

-negotiations concerning direct investment incentives and disincentives and bilateral investment issues concerning barriers to investment.

The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 codified these prior authorities and added additional authority, including the implementation of section 301 actions (regarding enforcement of U.S. rights under international trade agreements).

The Office is headed by the United States Trade Representative, a Cabinetlevel official with the rank of Ambassador, who is directly responsible to the President. There are three Deputy United States Trade Representatives, who also hold the rank of Ambassador, two located in Washington and one in Geneva. The Chief Textile Negotiator also holds the rank of Ambassador.

The United States Trade Representative serves as an ex officio member of the Boards of Directors of the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and serves on the National Advisory Council for International Monetary and Financial Policy.