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Many of USTR's senior officials are lawyers and economists with extensive backgrounds in trade law. The senior staff includes about 30 key officials appointed by the U.S. Trade Representative who supervise trade negotiations, monitor trade disputes, enforce laws, and keep a constant flow of communication with Congress, industry, nongovernmental organizations and the public on U.S. trade policy.
United States Trade Representative
Deputy United States Trade Representative
Deputy United States Trade Representative
Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission, Geneva
Chief Agricultural Negotiator
Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator
Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
General Counsel
Senior Advisor
Other Senior Officials and Assistant U. S. Trade Representatives (AUSTR)
Fred Ames, AUSTR for Administration
Daniel Bahar, AUSTR for Services and Investment
Michael Beeman, AUSTR for Japan, Korea, and APEC
Karl Ehlers, AUSTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Jeff Emerson, AUSTR for Public & Media Affairs
Edward Gresser, AUSTR for Trade Policy and Economics
Constance Hamilton, AUSTR for Africa
Bill Jackson, AUSTR for Textiles
Christopher Jackson, AUSTR for Congressional Affairs
Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, AUSTR for Agricultural Affairs
Mark Linscott, AUSTR for South and Central Asian Affairs
Terrence J. McCartin, AUSTR for China Affairs (Acting)
John Melle, AUSTR for Western Hemisphere
Juan Millan, AUSTR for Monitoring and Enforcement
L. Daniel Mullaney, AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East
Maria Pagan, Deputy General Counsel
Jennifer Prescott, AUSTR for Environment & Natural Resources
Jim Sanford, AUSTR for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness
Dawn Shackleford, AUSTR for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
Gregory Martin Walters, AUSTR for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
Christopher Wilson, Deputy Chief of Mission, Geneva
