Charlene Barshefsky | |
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12th United States Trade Representative | |
In office March 18, 1997 – January 20, 2001 Acting: April 12, 1996 – March 18, 1997 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Mickey Kantor |
Succeeded by | Robert Zoellick |
Deputy United States Trade Representative[1] | |
In office May 1993 – April 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Julius L. Katz[2] |
Succeeded by | Richard W. Fisher[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 11, 1950
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Edward B. Cohen[1] |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
Charlene Barshefsky (born August 11, 1950) is an American lawyer. She served as United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001. She was the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1993 to 1997. She is a partner at the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.[4] She is also an advisor at Moelis & Company and a participant of the Task Force on U.S.-China Policy convened by the Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations.[5]