[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 106-108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




Office of the United States Trade Representative

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

United States Trade Representative                Charlene Barshefsky
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Washington)     Jeffrey Lang
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva)         (vacancy)
Chief of Staff                                    Nancy Leamond
Senior Counsel and Negotiator                     Ira Shapiro
Special Trade Negotiator                          Peter Scher
Counselor to the U.S. Trade Representative        Robert Novick
General Counsel                                   Susan Esserman
Chief Textile Negotiator                          Rita Hayes
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Phyllis Jones
        Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 
        Liaison
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Jane Bradley
        Monitoring and Enforcement
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public/   Jay Ziegler
        Media Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Elizabeth Arky
        Congressional Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Economic  David Walters
        Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy    Fred Montgomery
        Coordination
Special Counsel for Finance and Investment        J. Pate Felts
        Policy
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Sean Darragh
        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) and 
        Multilateral Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry  Joseph Papovich, 
                                                          Acting
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China     Robert Cassidy

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Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia and  Donald Phillips
        the Pacific
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe    Cathy Novelli, 
        and the Mediterranean                             Acting
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Jennifer Haverkamp
        Environment and Natural Resources
Associate U.S. Trade Representative for Western   Peter Allgeier
        Hemisphere
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North     (vacancy)
        American Affairs
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Wendy Cutler
        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 also holds 
the rank of Ambassador.

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    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.

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.