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 and Chief of Mission, Geneva
Chief Agricultural Negotiator
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
Neil Beck, AUSTR for WTO and Multilateral Affairs (Acting)
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
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
