[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 101-103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




Office of the United States Trade Representative

600 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20506
Phone, 202-395-3230
United States Trade Representative               Michael Kantor
Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives (Washington)   Jeffrey Lang
                                                 Charlene Barshefsky
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva)        Booth Gardner
Chief of Staff                                   Peter Scher
Senior Counsel and Negotiator                    Ira Shapiro
General Counsel                                  Ira Shapiro, Acting
Chief Textiles Negotiator                        Jennifer Hillman
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Phyllis Jones
    Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 
    Liaison
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public   Anne Luzzatto
    Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Nancy Leamond
    Congressional Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          David Walters
    Economic Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy   Fred Montgomery
    Coordination
Special Counsel for Finance and Investment       Howard Reed
    Policy
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Suzanne Early
    Agricultural Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade    Jon Rosenbaum
    and Development
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for World    Dorothy Dwoskin
    Trade Organization (WTO)
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Donald Phillips
    Industry
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan    Lee Sands
    and China
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia     Bob Cassidy
    and the Pacific
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for APEC     Nancy Adams
  Affairs
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Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe   Chris March
    and the Mediterranean
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Jennifer Haverkamp, 
    Environment                                      Acting
Associate U.S. Trade Representative for Western  Peter Allgeier
    Hemisphere
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North    David Weiss
    American Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          Don Ableson
    Services, Investment and Intellectual 
    Property
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for          John Hopkins
    Administration
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The United States Trade Representative is responsible for directing all 
trade negotiations of and formulating trade policy for the United 
States.
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 East-West trade, or commodities is the primary issue;
    --negotiations under sections 704 and 734 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1671c 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 
Cabinet-level 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 and the 
Uruguay Round Coordinator also hold 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.

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For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, 600 Seventeenth Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-395-3230.

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