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National Foreign Trade Council 1225 New York Avenue NW, Suite 650B Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-887-0278 Fax: 202-452-8160 E-mail: nftcinformation@nftc.org
Rufus Yerxa Ambassador Yerxa became President of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) in May 2016. The NFTC, founded in 1914, is the leading trade association dedicated solely to advancing the interests of U.S. companies in international commerce. The organization represents over 200 companies through its offices in Washington, D.C. and New York. As president, he oversees NFTC's efforts in favor of a more open, rules based world economy, focusing on key issues to U.S. competitiveness such as international trade and tax policy, economic sanctions, export finance and human resource management. He is also a Visiting Professor with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). For Contact: ryerxa@nftc.org Jake Colvinis a Vice President, Global Trade Issues, at the NFTC. Jake leads the Council's work to modernize trade rules for the digital age and heads a project to promote trade policy solutions to pressing global challenges such as climate change. He directs a series of dialogues around the country with business leaders, educators and entrepreneurs to explore the role of the global marketplace in the success of American businesses and workers. Jake has written for Business Week, For full bio, click here Contact: jcolvin@nftc.org Richard Sawaya is Vice President. In this role, he oversees the advocacy efforts of the USA*Engage Unilateral Sanctions Project, which was formed in 1997 to promote alternatives to the use of costly and ineffective unilateral U.S. sanctions. Sawaya also works with the NFTC to press for reform of U.S. visa and entry policies and the export control system. For Contact: rsawaya@nftc.org Rob Hanson is Senior Counsel for Tax Policy Contact:rhanson@nftc.org Ben Wastler is Senior Director for International Supply Chain Policy Contact: bwastler@nftc.org Marshall Lane is the Senior Director of Operations at the NFTC. He is responsible for the overall management of operations, information For Contact: mlane@nftc.org Veronica Berkshirejoined the NFTC in November 2016 as Director of Communications. Prior to joining NFTC, Veronica was Press Secretary at the Embassy of Colombia in Washington D.C., where she was responsible for the Embassy's overall communications strategy, including press outreach and social media presence. Veronica is a native of Bogota, Colombia and she holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Political Science from Tufts University in Boston, MA. Contact:vberkshire@nftc.org Claire Pillsbury, is the Director, Trade Policy at the NFTC Contact: cpillsbury@nftc.org Jamaica Gayle, is a Fellow, Global Innovation Forum Contact: jamaica@globalinnovationforum.com Lydia Jabs, is the Executive Director, The U.S.-Libya Business Association Contact: ljabs@us-lba.org |