By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF
President Obama appears to be filling out his trade team, having tapped House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff director Tim Reif as general counsel and chief enforcement officer for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, sources said today.
In serving as the top trade staffer for Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Sander Levin, D-Mich., Reif brings to USTR a close Hill connection, which top Democrats thought was lacking in George W. Bush's USTR. Reif is expected to aggressively monitor other nations' compliance with international trade rules, which could dominate the trade agenda, particularly with regard to China. Reif started at USTR this week.
Obama might nominate the top trade aide to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, Demetrios Marantis, as deputy to Trade Representative-designate Ron Kirk, Inside U.S. Trade has reported, although sources said no decision has been made. Baucus has long reflected a centrist view on trade policy, backing free-trade agreements while supporting increased aid to U.S. workers hurt by globalization.
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