Williamson named ITC vice chairman

Williamson named ITC vice chairman    The White House has designated Irving A. Williamson, a Democrat from New York, as vice chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission for the term that will expire on June 16, 2012.
   Williamson was nominated to the USITC by President Bush on Sept. 7, 2006; re-nominated on Jan. 9, 2007; and confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 1, 2007. He was sworn in as a member of the ITC on Feb. 7, 2007, for a term expiring on June 16, 2014.
   Williamson has more than 40 years of experience in the international and trade policy fields. Prior to his appointment, he was for seven years president of Williamson International Trade Strategies, a New York-based consulting firm that advised clients on legal, policy, and regulatory issues affecting international trade and business.
   From 1993 to 1998, Williamson was deputy general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Following his USTR service, he was vice president for trade, investment, and economic development programs at the Africa-America Institute in New York. From 1985 to 1993, he was the manager of trade policy for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Prior to that, Williamson served for 18 years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. State Department.