American Manufacturing Council

Manufacturing Jobs Initiative
PredecessorPresident's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness[1]
FormationJanuary 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Founded atWashington, D.C.
DissolvedAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) (201 days)
Parent organization
Department of Commerce[2]

The American Manufacturing Council was a group of prominent chief executives set up to advise U.S. President Donald Trump on domestic manufacturing initiatives. It was chaired by Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical Company.[3]

Following the withdrawal of several members after Trump's defense of alt-right protestors at the Unite the Right Rally,[4] Trump on August 16, 2017 disbanded the Council, as well as the Strategic and Policy Forum.[5] The council itself had earlier informed the president that they intended to disband on their own initiative.[6]

  1. ^ Meyersohn, Nathaniel (Jan 27, 2017). "Trump launches manufacturing initiative with business leaders". CNN Money. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ Hanna, Andrew (Dec 9, 2016). "Trump names Dow Chemical CEO to advisory council". Politico. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ Meyersohn, Nathaniel (2017-01-27). "Trump launches manufacturing initiative with business leaders". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. ^ "Dell Says CEO Will Continue to Advise Trump Even After Defense of Racist Rally". 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ Gelles, David; Thomas, Landon Jr.; Kelly, Kate (August 16, 2017). "Trump Ends C.E.O. Advisory Councils as Main Group Acts to Disband". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Mittelman, Melissa; Kaplan, Jennifer; Cao, Jing; Colby, Laura (August 17, 2017). "The 48 Frantic Hours Before CEOs Broke With Trump". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 17, 2017.