Schmidtlein New ITC Chair

Rhonda Schmidtlein is the new Chair of the International Trade Commission, replacing David Johanson, whose term as Chair expired on June 16.

Chairman Schmidtlein was nominated to the ITC by former President Obama in 2013 as a Democratic member of the panel.

She previously served as Chairman from January 13, 2017, through June 16, 2018.

Chairman Schmidtlein served as an expert consultant to the World Bank for the two years immediately prior to her appointment. She was in the General Counsel’s office at the Office of the US Trade Representative from 1998 to 2003.