Everett Eissenstat

Everett Eissenstat
Everett Eissenstat in 2018
Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
In office
June 8, 2017 – July 2018
Nominated byDonald Trump
Preceded byKenneth Juster
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Janet Eissenstat
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(m. 1993)​
Alma materOklahoma State University (B.A.)
The University of Texas at Austin (M.A.)
The University of Oklahoma (J.D.)

Everett Eissenstat is a former U.S. government official who previously served as senior vice president of global public policy for General Motors. He is the former deputy director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, where he represented the President at the G7, G20, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits.[1] He also served on the National Security Council.[2] Eissenstat succeeded Kenneth Juster, who was nominated by Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to India.[3]

Eissenstat twice served as Chief International Trade Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Finance (2001-2006; 2011–2017).[4][5] He has also served as assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, focusing on trade agreements with Chile, Colombia, Panama, and Peru.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Former Trump economics exec hired to fight for GM in D.C." Detroit Free Press. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019. During his White House tenure, Eissenstat served as the U.S. lead negotiator for the G20, APEC and G7 international economic summits.
  2. ^ White House National Security Advisor and Director of the National Economic Council Announce Senior Staff Appointment The White House, The United States Government, 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ Behsudi, Adam, et al. White House to poach Senate for National Economic Council "White House to Poach Senate for National Economic Council." Politico, 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Biographies of Participants USITC Centennial Conference" (PDF). United States International Trade Commission. September 8, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Everett Eissenstat currently serves as a key strategic advisor and trade policy counsel to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. As the Committee's Chief International Trade Counsel, he is responsible for trade agreement implementation, monitoring foreign compliance with international trade obligations, ensuring effective promotion and protection of U.S. intellectual property rights, customs authorization, preferential trade arrangements, and sanctions policy. He also conducts oversight over U.S. government international trade policy and agencies, including international trade negotiations. Mr. Eissenstat served previously as Chief International Trade Counsel from 2001 to 2006.
  5. ^ "Former Trump economics exec hired to fight for GM in D.C." Detroit Free Press. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Prior to his role at the White House, Eissenstat served as chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee from 2011 to 2017. In that job, he managed international economic issues.
  6. ^ "White House – Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council". U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Everett Eissenstat joins the administration from the Senate Finance Committee, where he served as Chief International Trade Counsel. His previous positions include Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, where he helped negotiate U.S. trade agreements with Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Panama.
  7. ^ Eissenstat moves from Senate Finance Committee to White House post Financial Regulation News, 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ Rogin, Josh. Top White House aide likely the next ambassador to India The Washington Post, 21 June 2017.