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Biographies of Key Officials

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

Katherine Tai

Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission, Geneva

María Pagán

Chief Agricultural Negotiator

Doug McKalip

Chief of Staff
Jamila Thompson

Acting General Counsel
Juan A. Millán

Counselor for Trade and Investment
Elizabeth Baltzan

Senior Advisor
Cara Morrow

Chief Textiles and Apparel Negotiator
Katherine White

Executive Secretary
Will Shih

 

Other Senior Officials and Assistant U. S. Trade Representatives (AUSTR)

Laurie-Ann Agama, AUSTR for Economic Affairs

Fred Ames, AUSTR for Administration 

David Bisbee, AUSTR and Deputy Chief of Mission, Geneva

Julie Callahan, AUSTR for Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy

Sushan Demirjian, AUSTR for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness

Sarah Ellerman, AUSTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Danielle Fumagalli, AUSTR Japan, Korea, and APEC Affairs (Acting) 

Constance Hamilton, AUSTR for Africa

Rachel Howe, Director, Interagency Center for Trade Implementation, Monitoring and Enforcement

Matthew Jaffe, AUSTR for Trade Policy Coordination (Acting)

Daniel Lee, AUSTR for Innovation and Intellectual Property

Brendan Lynch AUSTR for South and Central Asia

Katy Mastman, AUSTR for Labor Affairs

Dan McCarthy, AUSTR for Congressional Affairs

Terrence J. McCartin, AUSTR for China, Mongolia and Taiwan Affairs 

Sam Michel, AUSTR for Press and Media Affairs

Kelly Milton, AUSTR for Environment & Natural Resources

Kate Psillos, AUSTR for WTO and Multilateral Affairs (Acting)

Kenneth Schagrin, AUSTR for Services and Investment

Roberto Soberanis, AUSTR for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

Bryant Trick, AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East

Daniel Watson, AUSTR for the Western Hemisphere