White House National Trade Council

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National Trade Council
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Agency overview
Formed January 20, 2017
Dissolved April 29, 2017
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Agency executive
Parent agency Office of White House Policy

The National Trade Council (NTC) of the United States was the principal forum used by the President of the United States to advise on strategies in trade negotiations, coordinate with other agencies to assess U.S. manufacturing capabilities and the defense industrial base, and help match unemployed American workers with new opportunities in the skilled manufacturing sector. The council formed part of the Office of White House Policy which contains the National Economic Council and other offices. President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to create the office on December 21, 2016, and named Peter Navarro as its inaugural director.[1] In April 2017, the NTC was folded into the newly created Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy; by September 2017, both the NTC and OTMP were reorganized again and placed under the National Economic Council by then White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.[2] In February 2018 the OTMP (and by extension the NTC) regained independence.[3] Although the National Trade Council was said to have still existed later into the Trump administration, its responsibilities and duties had largely been taken over by the Office of Trade and Manufacturing policy, rendering the Council effectively defunct.[4]

Directors

No. Image Officeholder Term start Term end President
1 100px Peter Navarro January 20, 2017 April 29, 2017 Donald Trump

References

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