Obama Taps Industry Leaders, Union Officials for Trade Advisory Committee
President Barack Obama announced on Sept. 25 plans to nominate 11 individuals to sit on the U.S. Trade Representative Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. The nominations include union leaders, as well as other industry representatives, many of whom already serve on the committee. Obama aims to nominate the following individuals:
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- Jill Appell, former president of the National Pork Producers Council
- Fred Bergsten, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Bill Frenzel, guest scholar at the Brookings Institution
- Leo Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers
- Joseph Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union
- James Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Sandra Kennedy, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association
- David Long, CEO of Liberty Mutual Group
- Wade Randlett, CEO of the transportation fuels division of General Biofuels
- Matthew Rubel, senior advisor at TPG Capital
- David Segura, CEO of VisionIT