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María Pagán
Office:United States Deputy Trade Representative for the Office of Geneva
Status:Incumbent
President:Joe Biden
Term Start:March 14, 2022
Leader:Katherine Tai
Office1:United States Trade Representative
Status1:Acting
President1:Joe Biden
Term Start1:January 20, 2021
Term End1:March 18, 2021
Predecessor1:Robert Lighthizer
Successor1:Katherine Tai
President2:Donald Trump
Term Start2:January 20, 2017
Term End2:March 2, 2017
Predecessor2:Michael Froman
Successor2:Robert Lighthizer
Birth Place:Puerto Rico
Education:Tufts University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA, JD)

María Luisa Pagán[1] (also spelled as Maria Pagan) is an American attorney who is serving as the U.S. deputy trade representative in the Geneva office. Pagan was formerly the Deputy General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), giving legal advice about trade negotiations, agreements, and regulations.[2]

Biography

Born in Puerto Rico, Pagán received her bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a master's degree and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University. After being a legal adviser at the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1993 to 2003, Pagán has been working at the USTR. She had a leading role in several trade negotiation teams.[3]

During the transition from the Obama to the Trump governments, she served as the acting United States Trade Representative.[4] On January 20, 2021, she once again assumed the position of acting United States Trade Representative.[5] In August 2021, President Joe Biden appointed her to serve as Envoy to the World Trade Organization (WTO).[6]

Deputy U.S Trade Representative

Pagan was nominated by President Biden on August 10, 2021.[7] Hearings were held on Pagan's nomination by the Senate's Finance Committee on October 26, 2021. The committee reported the nomination favorably to the Senate floor on November 17, 2021 by a 27-1 vote.[8] On March 10, 2022, the Senate confirmed Pagan to be the next U.S trade representative in Geneva, Switzerland by a vote of 80-19.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hayashi. Yuka. 2021-08-10. WSJ News Exclusive Biden to Nominate María Pagán as U.S. Envoy to World Trade Organization. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-08-11. 0099-9660.
  2. Web site: Maria Pagan, Deputy General Counsel . Office of the United States Trade Representative. ustr.gov. en. 2017-03-12.
  3. For example, she was the leader of the Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement in negotiations Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), see Web site: U.S. government negotiating team for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). 3 April 2017. Office of the United States Trade Representative. 3. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170502123233/https://ustr.gov/archive/assets/Trade_Agreements/Regional/FTAA/asset_upload_file702_3678.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Maria Pagan assumes acting USTR role; Tim Reif to advise Lighthizer. 2017-01-23. InsideTrade.com. 2017-02-11.
  5. Web site: 2021-01-21. President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership. 2021-01-23. The White House. en-US.
  6. News: Hayashi . Yuka . Biden to Nominate María Pagán as U.S. Envoy to World Trade Organization . January 26, 2022 . Wall Street Journal . August 10, 2021. subscription.
  7. Web site: President Biden Announces Ten Key Nominations . The White House . 10 August 2021 . 11 March 2022.
  8. Web site: PN1053 — Maria L. Pagan — Executive Office of the President 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 10 March 2022. 11 March 2022.
  9. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Maria L. Pagan, of Puerto Rico, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the Rank of Ambassador) . US Senate . 11 March 2022.

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