By CONGRESSDAILY STAFF
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today a series of staff appointments, led by Julianna Smoot, a national finance director of the Obama presidential campaign and co-chairwoman of the inaugural committee, as his chief of staff.
Other appointments include Peter Cowhey of the University of California at San Diego as his senior counselor; Tim Reif, chief international trade counsel at the House Ways and Means Committee, as general counsel; Lisa Garcia, who worked for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as assistant trade representative for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison and manager of the U.S. trade advisory system; Daniel Sepulveda, an aide to President Obama when he was senator, as assistant trade representative for congressional affairs; and Luis Jimenez, a legislative and trade adviser to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel when he was in the House, as deputy assistant trade representative for congressional affairs.
Kirk also named Carol Guthrie, the communications director for Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., as assistant trade representative for public and media affairs.
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