Kenneth I. Juster | |
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Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs | |
Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security | |
In office 2001–2005 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Counselor of the United States Department of State Acting |
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In office 1992–1993 |
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President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Robert Zoellick |
Succeeded by | Tim Wirth |
Personal details | |
Born |
New York, New York |
November 24, 1954
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Kenneth I. Juster (born November 24, 1954) is the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the United States Government. He is a senior member of both the National Security Council staff and the National Economic Council staff. Juster's career has spanned over 35 years in government, law, business, finance, and international affairs. Most recently, he was a Partner at the global investment firm Warburg Pincus. Prior to that, he served in senior positions in the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce, practiced law at the firm Arnold & Porter as a senior partner, and was a senior executive at the software company salesforce.com. He also previously served as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Chairman of Freedom House, the Vice Chairman of the Asia Foundation, and a member of the Trilateral Commission. He is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy.
The White House appointed Juster to serve as the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in January 2017. In this role, he coordinates the Administration’s international economic policy and integrates it with national security and foreign policy. Juster's position is dual-hatted—on both the National Security Council staff and the National Economic Council staff. He also serves as the President’s representative and lead U.S. negotiator (“Sherpa”) for the annual G-7, G-20, and APEC Summits.