For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 20, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Allgeier and Deily to be Deputy United States Trade Representatives
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate
Peter F. Allgeier to be Deputy United
State Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary. He is currently the Senior Director for
International Economic Affairs at the National Economic
Council. Before joining the National Economic Council, he
had served at the office of the United States Trade Representatives
since 1981. While there, he served as the Associate United
States Trade Representatives for the Western Hemisphere and Assistant
United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Mediterranean and
was presented the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award by President
Reagan in 1988. He is a graduate of Brown University,
received his Master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D.
from the University of North Carolina.
The President intends to nominate
Linnet F. Deily to be Deputy United
States Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary. She is presently Vice Chairman in the
Office of the President for the Charles Schwab
Corporation. She joined Schwab in 1996 as the President of
Schwab International and then led the Schwab Retail Group. Prior to
joining Schwab she was President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of First Interstate Bank of Texas. She is a graduate of the
University of Texas and received a Master's degree from the University
of Texas at Dallas.
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