| Agency Name: | International Trade Administration |
| Seal: | US-InternationalTradeAdministration-Seal.svg |
| Headquarters: | Herbert C. Hoover Building Washington, D.C. |
| Employees: | 1,966 (2013)[1] |
| Budget: | $497 million (2015) |
| Chief1 Name: | Marisa Lago |
| Chief1 Position: | Under Secretary for International Trade |
| Parent Agency: | Department of Commerce |
| Child1 Agency: | United States Commercial Service |
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S. goods and services.
The ITA's stated goals are to
ITA consists of three sub-units. These are: Industry and Analysis (I&A), Global Markets (GM), and Enforcement and Compliance (E&C).
The U.S. Commercial Service, through its Strategic Corporate Partnership program,[2] has Public Private Partnership agreements with 17 private organizations, including several banks, legal and regulatory organizations, transportation and shipping organizations, event organizers, trade risk service companies and the publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce, The ecommerce partner is the Federation of International Trade Associations under which the USCS contributes market research and other reports on GlobalTrade.net.[3]
| Post: | United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade |
| Insignia: | Seal of the United States Department of Commerce.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150 |
| Incumbent: | Marisa Lago |
| Incumbentsince: | December 28, 2021 |
| Formation: | January 1, 1989 |
| Website: | Official website |
The ITA was created on January 2, 1980 and is headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (USC(IT)), the principal adviser to the Secretary of Commerce on American imports and exports. The Under Secretary is the head of the International Trade Administration within the Commerce Department.
The Under Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate. Gilbert B. Kaplan was nominated by President Trump for the position of Under Secretary for International Trade on April 11, 2017, and confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 2018. Gilbert Kaplan left the position in late 2019. President Biden appointed Marisa Lago as Undersecretary in 2021.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade is the principal officer of the United States Department of Commerce charged with promoting American exports and assisting general international trade. As the Administrator of the International Trade Administration,[4] the Under Secretary also sits on the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and serves as a member of the Tourism Policy Council[5] and the National Intellectual Property Council.[6] The Under Secretary participates in the development of United States trade policy, identifies and resolves market access and compliance issues, administers American trade laws, and undertakes a range of trade promotion and trade advocacy efforts.
With the rank of Under Secretary, the USC(IT) is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. Since January 2014, the annual rate of pay for Level III appointees is $167,000.[7]
Officials reporting to the USC(IT) include:
See main article: Executive Office of the President of the United States.
| Name | Assumed office | Left office | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Herzstein | 1980 | 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| Lionel H. Olmer | 1981 | 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| S. Bruce Smart | 1985 | 1987 | |
| W. Allen Moore | 1987 | 1989 | |
| J. Michael Farren | June 1989 | May 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| May 1992 | 1993 | ||
| Jeffrey Garten | 1993 | 1995 | Bill Clinton |
| 1995 | 1996 | ||
| Timothy Hauser | 1996 | 1996 | |
Stuart E. Eizenstat | April 1996 | June 6, 1997 | |
| David L. Aaron | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Robert LaRussa | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Timothy Hauser | 2001 | 2001 | George W. Bush |
| Grant D. Aldonas | 2001 | 2005 | |
| May 25, 2005 | March 20, 2007 | ||
| Timothy Hauser | 2005 | 2005 | |
| 2005 | 2005 | ||
Frank Lavin | 2005 | 2007 | |
| Michelle O'Neill | 2007 | December 19, 2007 | |
Christopher A. Padilla | December 19, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | |
Frank Sanchez | March 29, 2010 | November 6, 2013 | Barack Obama |
| Kenneth E. Hyatt | November 6, 2013 | June 4, 2014 | |
Stefan M. Selig | June 4, 2014 | June 2016 | |
| June 2016 | March 20, 2018 | ||
Gilbert B. Kaplan | March 20, 2018 | September 19, 2019 | Donald Trump |
| Joseph C. Semsar | October 2019 | January 20, 2021 | |
| Diane Farrell | January 20, 2021 | December 28, 2021 | Joe Biden |
Marisa Lago | December 28, 2021 | present |