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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
Michael Punke, Ambassador (Geneva)
Deputy United States Trade Representative
Chief Agriculture Negotiator
Acting Deputy United States Trade Representative
Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Counselor to the United States Trade Representative
General Counsel
Other Senior Officials and Assistant U. S. Trade Representatives (AUSTR)
Fred Ames, AUSTR for Administration
Douglas Bell, Counselor and AUSTR for Trade Policy and Economics
Christine Bliss, AUSTR for Services and Investment
Michael J. Delaney, AUSTR for South Asia
Mike Harney, AUSTR for Congressional Affairs
Bruce Hirsh, AUSTR for Japan, Korea, and APEC
Elizabeth Kelley, AUSTR for Private Sector Engagement
Oman Khan, AUSTR for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, AUSTR for Agricultural Affairs
Mark Linscott, AUSTR for WTO & Multilateral Affairs
Florizelle Liser, AUSTR for Africa
Matthew McAlvanah, AUSTR for Public and Media Affairs
John Melle, AUSTR for Americas
L. Daniel Mullaney, AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East
Jennifer Prescott, AUSTR for Environment & Natural Resources
Jim Sanford, AUSTR for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness
Gail Strickler, AUSTR for Textiles
Bradford Ward, Director, Interagency Trade Enforcement Center
