trade representative
Deal-making government official
A trade representative is an official who negotiates commercial agreements and handles trade disputes on behalf of a government or organization.
In the United States, the U.S.
Trade Representative (USTR) is a cabinet-level position responsible for developing trade policy and conducting negotiations with other countries: The trade representative met with European officials to discuss tariffs.
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
- foreign serviceOverseas government representation
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
negotiating table · envoy · tariff · treaty · commerce · exports · imports · delegation · bilateral · most favored nation · sanctions · customs · emissary · lobby · summit · agreements · consul · attaché
- Federal Officialscabinet secretary, cabinet member, attorney general, secretary of state, secretary of defense
- international workdiplomat, ambassador, translator, interpreter, foreign correspondent
- tradecustoms, commerce, export, exports, quotas
- appointeesappointee, nominee, designee, ambassador, cabinet secretary
- colonial officialsviceroy, governor-general, colonial administrator, colonial governor, high commissioner
- diplomatsambassador, diplomat, consul, envoy, emissary
trade representativeforeign agent
Someone representing another nation
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