Stephen Vaughn
| Stephen Vaughn | |
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United States Trade Representative Acting |
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Assumed office March 2, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | María Pagán (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lighthizer (Nominee) |
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| Born | Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Vanderbilt University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Stephen P. Vaughn is the acting United States Trade Representative (USTR). Vaughn also serves as general counsel to the USTR.
Vaughn was a partner at King & Spalding international trade group. He focused on international trade litigation and policy issues. He represented United States producers such as U.S. Steel and AK Steel.
Vaughn started his career in commercial litigation and shifted his career to trade law in the early 2000s. He was a professor of law at Georgetown Law School.
Vaughn served on President Trump's landing team to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Vaughn and official nominee Robert Lighthizer have worked together representing steel manufacturers in the past at Skadden Arps.
On March 2, 2017 Trump appointed Vaughn to the position of general counsel and elevated him to acting USTR. This appointment did not require Senate confirmation.
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