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            <NameColumnValue>Michael Froman</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Wendy Cutler, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Michael Punke</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Matthew Vogel</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Timothy Reif</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Fred Ames</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Sharon Bomer Lauritsen</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Barbara Weisel</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Hun Quach</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Douglas Bell</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jennifer Prescott</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Daniel Mullaney</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>James Sanford</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jewel James</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Wendy Cutler</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea, and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Affairs</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Claire Reade</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Affairs</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Michael Delaney</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Juan Millan, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Bradford Ward</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Florizelle Liser</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Christine Bliss</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Probir Mehta, Acting</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Lewis Karesh</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Mark Linscott</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Affairs</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>John Melle</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Matthew McAlvanah</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public and Media Affairs</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Gail Strickler</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Chris Wilson</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="110" SortOrder="1">The United States Trade Representative is responsible for directing all trade negotiations of and formulating trade policy for the United States.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 the following: 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.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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).</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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 Agricultural Negotiator also holds the rank of Ambassador.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>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.</Footer>
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