U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission vice chair picked for WTO ambassador

President Trump has nominated Dennis Shea, the vice chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, to serve as ambassador to the World Trade Organization.

[Dan Dupont| July 11, 2017 |Inside US Trade]

Shea, who has served on the commission since 2007, and as chairman or vice chairman since 2012, is an attorney “with more than 25 years of experience in government and public policy,” according to his commission bio.

The White House announced the president’s intent to nominate Shea for deputy U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva within minutes of announcing that the nomination had been sent to the Senate on July 11.

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