Lewis,C. America's Frontline Trade Officials. 1990

Lewis, Charles. America's Frontline Trade Officials. Published in 1990 by the Center for Public Integrity, 1910 K Street NW, Suite 802, Washington DC 20006, Tel: 202-223-0299. 201 pages.

Founder Charles Lewis, a former investigative reporter, describes CPI as a "nonprofit organization examining public service and ethics-related issues in Washington, with a unique approach combining the substantive study of government with in-depth reporting. The Center is funded by foundations, corporations, labor unions, individuals and news organizations."

This publication examines the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, created in 1962 as part of the Executive Office of the President. It is not a study of trade policy, but rather a study of the career patterns and conflicts of interest of USTR officials. Since 1974, nearly half of former senior USTR officials have registered as foreign agents since leaving office, three of the top four current officials worked for foreign clients prior to entering USTR, and some individuals even serve foreign interests simultaneously with their USTR consulting.

Most of this monograph consists of career profiles for 80 officials who served at USTR since 1974, each ranging from several pages to one paragraph in length. These were compiled by using FOIA requests, going through staff directories and newspaper indices, and conducting numerous interviews.
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