US Trade Representative

The worst outcome is that this consolidation cripples one of the better parts of the government: the Office of the US Trade Representative, which is small, relatively efficient, and reports directly to the President, so it has "clout" when dealing with foreign governments.

Forbes.com: News John Mariotti 2012

Nowhere in the industry literature or in major policy statements like the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 reports will you find an acknowledgement of piracy's underlying causes: the fact that, in most parts of the world, digital media technologies have become much much cheaper without any corresponding increase in access to legal, affordable media goods.

Joe Karaganis: The Simple Economics of Piracy (Or, Would You Pay $136 for Tron Legacy?) Joe Karaganis 2011

Nowhere in the industry literature or in major policy statements like the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 reports will you find an acknowledgement of piracy's underlying causes: the fact that, in most parts of the world, digital media technologies have become much much cheaper without any corresponding increase in access to legal, affordable media goods.

Joe Karaganis: The Simple Economics of Piracy (Or, Would You Pay $136 for Tron Legacy?) Joe Karaganis 2011

Nowhere in the industry literature or in major policy statements like the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 reports will you find an acknowledgement of piracy's underlying causes: the fact that, in most parts of the world, digital media technologies have become much much cheaper without any corresponding increase in access to legal, affordable media goods.

Joe Karaganis: The Simple Economics of Piracy (Or, Would You Pay $136 for Tron Legacy?) Joe Karaganis 2011

Nowhere in the industry literature or in major policy statements like the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 reports will you find an acknowledgement of piracy's underlying causes: the fact that, in most parts of the world, digital media technologies have become much much cheaper without any corresponding increase in access to legal, affordable media goods.

Joe Karaganis: The Simple Economics of Piracy (Or, Would You Pay $136 for Tron Legacy?) Joe Karaganis 2011

President Nixon then appointed him to be the principal Deputy US Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

DK Matai: Market Distortions, High Frequency Trading and Systemic Risk 2010

FAC has petitioned the US Trade Representative to use international treaties to curtail China's censorship of the internet.

Peter Scheer: More Power to Google in China: Why Does US-Backed Baidu.com Get a Pass? 2010

President Nixon then appointed him to be the principal Deputy US Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

DK Matai: Market Distortions, High Frequency Trading and Systemic Risk 2010

Peter Scheer is executive director of the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC), which has petitioned the office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, DC, to challenge China's internet censorship before the WTO.

Peter Scheer: Why China's Leaders Need to Worry About Recent Events in Iran: Twitter Trumps the Great Firewall 2009

Secondly, picking someone like Huntsman who not only has diplomatic experience (as ambassador to Singapore and, more importantly, as Deputy US Trade Representative) but also speaks Mandarin tells the Chinese that Obama appreciates their importance and is determined to take their relationship seriously.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009