Policy Analyst (Trade)

Policy Analyst (Trade)

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 U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. International trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and overseeing negotiations with other countries.

Duties

The incumbent serves as a Director in one of these offices within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR):

Europe and the Middle East,

Innovation and Intellectual Property,

South and Central Asia, and

Western Hemisphere.

Major duties may include:

Serving as negotiator on assigned issues in trade agreement negotiations and in other bilateral engagements with foreign governments;

Analyzing laws and regulations of foreign countries, as well as international agreements, including World Trade Organization agreements and U.S. trade agreements;

Developing and executing strategies to advance and achieve U.S. trade policy objectives;

Building coalitions and consensus among diverse groups and views on U.S. trade policy objectives in negotiations;

Leading team projects across the U.S. government interagency and contributing substantive expertise on assigned issues to interagency teams;

Preparing Congressional testimony, briefing materials, talking points, and speeches for the U.S. Trade Representative, Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives, Assistant U.S. Trade Representatives, and other senior executives on trade-related issues.