Everything about Susan Schwab totally explained
Susan C. Schwab (born
March 23,
1955) is currently
United States Trade Representative. In April,
2006, she was nominated to replace
Rob Portman as United States Trade Representative. Upon Portman's confirmation as director of the
Office of Management and Budget, she became Acting Trade Representative, and served in that position until her confirmation by the
United States Senate on
June 8,
2006. Previously, she served as Deputy United States Trade Representative from 2005 to 2006.
Prior to becoming Deputy Trade Representative, she'd served since
2003, as President and CEO of the
University System of Maryland Foundation. From
1995 to 2003, she served as Dean of the
School of Public Policy at the
University of Maryland, College Park. Earlier in her career, she served as an aide to then-U.S. Senator
John Danforth.
She had put a conclusion on the
United States-Canada softwood lumber dispute that lasted since
2001 by officially signing a deal along with Canadian Trade Minister
David Emerson on
September 12, 2006 that will give Canada 4 out of the 5.3 billion dollars that the country lost in the dispute.
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Personal Information
Schwab is a resident of
Annapolis, Maryland. She attended
Williams College (
BA) in
Political Economy,
Stanford University (
MA) in Development Policy and
George Washington University (
Ph.D) in Public Administration and International Business.
On November 20, 2006, Schwab's husband, Curtis Carroll, a professional
magician, died in a
hospice in Annapolis. Schwab had returned to the U.S. early from the
APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in
Hanoi earlier in the week to be near her husband.
While testifying during a
Valentine's Day 2007 hearing before the
House Ways and Means Committee, Schwab told
Chairman Charlie Rangel that "in keeping with the spirit of the day, I'll say, I'll be your new best friend [if] you'll be my Valentine."
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