Background
Schwab, Susan Carroll was born on March 23, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Gerald and Joan Inga Schwab.
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At a time when public discussion of trade policy is often clouded by rhetoric and misinformation, this book offers an accurate and balanced chronicle of the complexities of trade politics, featuring a detailed case study of the Omnibus Trade Act of 1988. This trade law was a milestone in U.S. trade policy, setting the stage for both NAFTA and the Uruguay Round of GATT. In "Trade-Offs", Schwab offers a dramatic insider's account of the events, individuals, and policy decisions leading to enactment of this law, with key insights into how U.S. trade policy is made.
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federal official public policy educator
Schwab, Susan Carroll was born on March 23, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Gerald and Joan Inga Schwab.
Bachelor in Political Economy, Williams College, Massachusetts, 1976. Master of Arts in Development Policy, Stanford University, California, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration & International Business, George Washington University, District of Columbia, 1993.
She was nominated to replace Rob Portman as United States Trade Representative in April, 2006, becoming Acting Trade Representative upon Portman"s confirmation as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Previously, she served as Deputy United States Trade Representative from 2005 to 2006. Prior to becoming Deputy Trade Representative, she had served since 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer 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, where she remains on the faculty.
Earlier in her career, she served as an aide to then-United States. Senator John Danforth, as a foreign service officer in the State Department, as a well-respected Director-General of the Foreign and Commercial Service within the United States. Department of Commerce, and as a business development executive at Motorola. Her first job was a trade negotiator with the USTR office, and she later served as Trade Policy Officer in the United States Embassy in Tokyo.
She negotiated the United States-Canada softwood lumber dispute by signing a deal along with Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson on September 12, 2006 that gave Canada 4 out of the 5.3 billion dollars that the country lost in the dispute. On January 13, 2009, as the Bush Administration neared its end, Schwab reportedly announced retaliatory tariffs on "dozens" of European luxury items, including French truffles, Irish oatmeal, Italian sparkling water and Roquefort cheese.
The European ban on United States. beef containing hormones was the reason cited by the United States for the retaliatory action.
Roquefort cheese, made from sheep"s milk in a region of southern France, was hit with a 300% tariff, apparently the highest level by far of any in the package. When a 100% tariff was placed on the cheese in 1999, the report says, José Bové helped marshal opposition. As of 2009, the French complaint with the Roquefort tariff is being pursued through diplomatic channels.
She helped to launch negotiations for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
On June 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of Federal Express Corporation elected Ambassador Schwab as a director
She also sits on the Board of Directors at Boeing and Caterpillar Incorporated.
Schwab is a resident of Annapolis, Maryland. She attended Williams College (Bachelor) in Political Economy, Stanford University (Master of Arts) in Development Policy and George Washington University (Doctor of Philosophy) in Public Administration and International Business.
She is a 1972 graduate of International School Bangkok. On November 20, 2006, Schwab"s husband, Curtis Carroll, died.
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Board visitors United States Air Force Academy. Board directors Signature Theatre. Fellow: National Academy Public Administration (National Association of Performing Artists).
Member: Council Foreign Relations.
Married Curtis Carroll, November 20, 2006 (deceased).