    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 15, 2003]
    [Pages 100-102]
    [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. Internet, www.ustr.gov.
    United States Trade Representative                Robert Zoellick
    Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives (Washington)    Peter F. Allgeier, Jon
                                                              M. Huntsman,
                                                              Jr.
    Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva)         Linnet F. Deily
    Special Textile Negotiator                        David Spooner
    General Counsel                                   John Veroneau
    Chief Agricultural Negotiator                     Allen F. Johnson
    Associate U.S. Trade Representative               Josette Shiner
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           John Hopkins
            Administration
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           James Murphy
            Agricultural Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Ralph Ives
            Southeast Asia, Pacific, and APEC
            Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Matt Niemeyer
            Congressional Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Economic  David Walters
            Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           (vacancy)
            Environment and Natural Resources
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe    Cathy Novelli
          and the Mediterranean
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    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Meredith Broadbent
            Industry, Market Access and
            Telecommunications
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Christopher Padilla
            Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
            Liaison
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North     Wendy Cutler
            Asian Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           Daniel Brinza
            Monitoring and Enforcement
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa    Florie Liser
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy    Carmen Suro-Bredie
            Coordination
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for           James Mendenhall
            Services, Investment, and Intellectual
            Property
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade     Jon Rosenbaum
            and Development
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade     William Clatanoff
            and Labor
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for World     Dorothy Dwoskin
            Trade Organization (WTO) and
            Multilateral Affairs
    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the       Regina Vargo
            Americas
    Press Secretary                                   Richard Mills

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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.
        The Office is responsible 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 U.N. 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

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    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 Agricultural 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.

    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. Internet, www.ustr.gov.