Obama tapping Michael Froman for U.S. Trade Representative spot today

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama will tap Michael Froman to be the new United States Trade Representative on Thursday morning, at a White House event where he will also announce his nomination of Chicago’s Penny Pritzker to be the next Commerce Secretary. From an the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics.

My story on Penny Pritzker is HERE.

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