Senate Confirms Four Trade-Related Nominees
On October 21, 2011, the Senate confirmed four trade-related nominees: (1) Michael Punke - as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative - who has served in this capacity since a 2010 recess appointment and is the chief U.S. trade negotiator at the…
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World Trade Organization; (2) Islam Siddiqui - as USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator - who has also served in this capacity under recess appointment since 2010; (3) Paul Piquado as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration; and (4) Janice Eberly as Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy. Senate Finance Committee Chair Baucus (D-MT) issued a statement applauding the appointments and listing their biographies.