September 19, 2025
Longest-tenured USTR policy official to retire
Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to correct the spelling of Harman's name. We regret the error. Bennett Harman, whose 35-year career at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is the longest for a policy official in the agency’s history, is retiring at the end of the year, USTR said. Harman, the deputy assistant USTR for Africa, has served under 10 trade representatives. “His recent stint as the Deputy Chief Negotiator of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic...
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