International Trade Administration
Encyclopedia
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce
that promotes United States
exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods.
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The U.S. Commercial Service, through its Strategic Corporate Partnership program, has Public Private Partnership agreements with 17 private organizations, including several banks, legal and regulatory organizations, transportation and shipping organizations, event organizers, trade risk service companies and the publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce, The ecommerce partner is the Federation of International Trade Associations
under which the USCS contributes market research and other reports on GlobalTrade.net
.
. Persons who have held that office are listed below.
United States Department of Commerce
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...
that promotes United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods.
Duties
The ITA's stated goals are to- Provide practical information to help Americans select markets and products.
- Ensure that Americans have access to international markets as required by the U.S. trade agreements.
- Safeguard Americans from unfair competition from dumpedDumpingDumping may refer to a subject......in computing:*Recording the contents of memory after application or operating system failure, or by operator request, in a core dump for use in subsequent problem analysis.*Recording a file or medium as a backup....
and subsidized imports.
Organization
ITA consists of four sub-units. These are: Import Administration (IA), Market Access and Compliance (MAC), Manufacturing and Services (MAS) and the US Commercial Service (USCSUnited States Commercial Service
The United States Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, which helps U.S. companies succeed in markets around the world. Led by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General Suresh Kumar and located across the...
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- Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Promotion / Director General of the Commercial Service
- Office of International Operations
- Office of Domestic Operations
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services
- Office of Manufacturing
- Office of Services
- Office of Industrial Analysis
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance
- Office of Trade Agreements and Compliance
- Office of EuropeJuan VerdeJuan Verde is a Spanish American currently serving as International Co-Chair for the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama. He is part of a select team of directors in charge of devising and leading the strategies for the campaign...
- Office of the Western Hemisphere
- Office of Asia
- Office of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration
- Office of Duty Operations
- Office of Duty Policy and Negotiations
- Office of Textiles and Apparel
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Promotion / Director General of the Commercial Service
The U.S. Commercial Service, through its Strategic Corporate Partnership program, has Public Private Partnership agreements with 17 private organizations, including several banks, legal and regulatory organizations, transportation and shipping organizations, event organizers, trade risk service companies and the publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce, The ecommerce partner is the Federation of International Trade Associations
Federation of International Trade Associations
The Federation of International Trade Associations based in Reston, Virginia and New York, New York USA was founded in 1984. It fosters international trade by seeking to strengthen the role of associations in the United States, Mexico and Canada...
under which the USCS contributes market research and other reports on GlobalTrade.net
GlobalTrade.net
GlobalTrade.net is run by FITA Online, the online global trade services division of the Federation of International Trade Associations , together with partners the United States Commercial Service, UK Trade & Investment, Hong Kong Trade Development Council , ThomasNet, Alibaba.com, Kompass and...
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Leadership
The ITA was created on January 2, 1980 and is headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International TradeInternational trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
. Persons who have held that office are listed below.
- 2010: Frank SanchezFrank SanchezFrancisco J. Sánchez is the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Department of Commerce.- Early life and education :...
- 2007: Christopher A. PadillaChristopher A. Padillathumb|150px|Under Secretary Chris PadillaChristopher A. Padilla is Vice President, Governmental Programs at the IBM Corporation. He is a former Under Secretary for International Trade within the United States Department of Commerce. He was nominated to this position on September 4 and was...
- 2007: Michelle O'Neill (acting)
- 2005-2007: Frank LavinFrank LavinFrank Lavin is a native of Canton, Ohio. As Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Lavin headed the International Trade Administration for the United States Department of Commerce from 2005 until 2007....
- 2005: Peter Lichtenbaum (acting)
- 2005: Timothy HauserTimothy HauserTimothy J. Hauser was an American economist in public administration and the civil service of the United States....
(acting) - 2005-2006 Rhonda KeenumRhonda KeenumRhonda Newman Keenum is a lobbyist for The WIT Group and former Republican operative who worked for President George W. Bush.-Career:Rhonda Keenum served as Director of the Office of Public Liaison from August 2006 to February...
(acting) - 2001-2005: Grant D. Aldonas
- 2001: Timothy HauserTimothy HauserTimothy J. Hauser was an American economist in public administration and the civil service of the United States....
(acting) - 2000-2001: Robert LaRussa
- 1997-2000: David L. AaronDavid L. AaronDavid Laurence Aaron is an American diplomat, and international expert and writer who served in the Jimmy Carter administration. He graduated from Occidental College with a BA, and from Princeton University with an MPA. He later received an honorary Ph.D from Occidental College...
- 1996-1997: Stuart Eizenstat
- 1996: Timothy HauserTimothy HauserTimothy J. Hauser was an American economist in public administration and the civil service of the United States....
(acting) - 1995-1996: David RothkopfDavid RothkopfDavid J. Rothkopf is President and CEO of Garten Rothkopf, an international advisory firm specializing in transformational global trends, notably those associated with energy, security, and emerging markets....
(acting) - 1993-1995: Jeffrey GartenJeffrey GartenJeffrey Elliot Garten was the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade under the Clinton administration and former Dean of the Yale School of Management...
- 1992-1993: Timothy HauserTimothy HauserTimothy J. Hauser was an American economist in public administration and the civil service of the United States....
(acting) - 1989-1992: J. Michael FarrenJ. Michael FarrenJohn Michael Farren is an American attorney who served as Deputy White House Counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President under the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009. Mr...
- 1987-1989: W. Allen Moore
- 1985-1987: S. Bruce Smart
- 1981-1985: Lionel H. Olmer
- 1980-1981: Robert E. Herzstein
See also
- Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsAgreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsThe Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members...
- Doha RoundDoha roundThe Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda is the current trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organization which commenced in November 2001. Its objective is to lower trade barriers around the world, which will help facilitate the increase of global trade...
- Generalized System of PreferencesGeneralized System of PreferencesThe Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, is a formal system of exemption from the more general rules of the World Trade Organization ,...
- International Trade Commission
- Office of the United States Trade RepresentativeOffice of the United States Trade RepresentativeThe Office of the United States Trade Representative is the United States government agency responsible for developing and recommending United States trade policy to the president of the United States, conducting trade negotiations at bilateral and multilateral levels, and coordinating trade...
- United States Commercial ServiceUnited States Commercial ServiceThe United States Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, which helps U.S. companies succeed in markets around the world. Led by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General Suresh Kumar and located across the...
- World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...