Gilbert B. Kaplan

Gilbert B. Kaplan
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Nominee
Assumed office
TBD*
President Donald Trump
Personal details
Education Harvard University
Harvard Law School
*Pending Senate confirmation

Gilbert B. Kaplan is an American attorney who is a partner at King & Spalding. He is President Donald Trump's nominee to become Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade in the United States Department of Commerce. Kaplan is the co-founder of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. During the administration of Ronald Reagan, Kaplan served as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, and Director of the Office of Investigations at the Department of Commerce.[1][2] A former steel industry lobbyist, he has won cases against China.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. April 11, 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Lawson, Alex (April 12, 2017). "Trump Taps King & Spalding Partner For Key Trade Post". Law 360. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Ariella (April 11, 2017). "Trump nominates deputy secretary of state, DHS counsel". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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