Office of the United States Trade Representative
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Office of the United States Trade Representative

Government Agency
Agency nameOffice of the United States Trade Representative
Agency overview
Formed1962
Preceding
agencies
Office of the Special Trade Representative
Employees200
HeadquartersWinder Building 600 17th St. NW Washington, D.C.
Operational structure
Agency executivesRon Kirk, Ambassador
Peter Allgeier, Deputy Ambassador
Demetrios Marantis, Deputy Ambassador
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President of the United States

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is the United States government agency responsible for developing and recommending United States trade policy to the President of the United States, conducting trade negotiations at bilateral and multilateral levels, and coordinating trade policy within the government through the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) and Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG).

Established as the Office of the Special Trade Representative (STR) under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the USTR is part of the Executive Office of the President. With over 200 employees, the USTR has offices in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium. The current United States Trade Representative is Ron Kirk.

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GMA news.tv--As -United States Trade Representative- (USTR), Ambassador Kirk is a member of President Obama's Cabinet and serves as the principal -trade- advisor, ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:50:55 GMT+00:00
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USDA.gov (press release)--WASHINGTON, June 24, 2010- Today -United States Trade Representative- Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack welcomed the announcement that the -United- ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:43:11 GMT+00:00
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Insurance News Net (press release)--Treasury would have to work jointly with the US -Trade Representative- in securing international insurance agreements, and those agreements would require ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:42:22 GMT+00:00

Image Trade Representative From To Appointed by
  Christian Herter 1962 1966 John F. Kennedy
  William M. Roth 1967 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
  Carl J. Gilbert 1969 1971 Richard Nixon
  William D. Eberle 1971 1975 Richard Nixon
  Frederick B. Dent 1975 1977 Gerald Ford
  Robert S. Strauss 1977 1979 Jimmy Carter
  Reubin Askew 1979 1981 Jimmy Carter
  Bill Brock 1981 1985 Ronald Reagan
  Clayton K. Yeutter 1985 1989 Ronald Reagan
  Carla A. Hills 1989 1993 George H. W. Bush
  Mickey Kantor 1993 1997 Bill Clinton
  Charlene Barshefsky 1997 2001 Bill Clinton
  Robert Zoellick 2001 2005 George W. Bush
  Rob Portman 2005 2006 George W. Bush
  Susan Schwab 2006 2009 George W. Bush
  Ron Kirk 2009 present Barack Obama

Executive Office of the President of the United States

Council of Economic Advisers * Council on Environmental Quality * National Security Council * Homeland Security Council * Office of Administration * Office of Management and Budget * Office of National Drug Control Policy * Office of Science and Technology Policy * Office of the United States Trade Representative * President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board * President's Intelligence Advisory Board * White House Office * Office of the Vice President



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