Assistant US Trade Representative for Labor Affairs

Assistant US Trade Representative for Labor Affairs

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Summary

This position is located in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Labor Affairs. The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Labor Affairs has primary responsibility for developing and implementing trade policy involving international labor standards and worker rights. The incumbent is also responsible for the formulation and coordination of U.S. official trade and labor market policy positions.

Duties

As the Assistant US Trade Representative for Labor Affairs, some of your typical work assignments will include:

Serve as the U.S. government's chief negotiator on trade-related labor issues. Devises and implements all aspects of U.S. negotiating strategy to ensure success.

Serve as the USTR liaison to the Labor Advisory Committee (LAC) and its Steering Group as well as to the Departments of Labor and State and other federal agencies and provides two-way communication with organized labor on trade issues.

Meet regularly in the United States and abroad with foreign governments and U.S. labor union, civil society, and private industry representatives to discuss trade and labor issues in developing policy and negotiating strategy. Explains and defends the Administration's trade policies to Congress, the public and foreign counterparts.