Bush Appoints New U.S. Trade Representative: Does it Matter?
There are few more influential trade positions in the world than the U.S. Trade Representative, a cabinet-level position for the U.S. government's chief trade negotiator. One can make the case that the USTR is more important than, say, the Commerce Secretary and certainly the USTR's international portfolio makes it one of the leading international cabinet offices (behind Defense and State)....