Finance panel to vet two deputy USTR nominees next week

The Senate Finance Committee next week will hold a confirmation hearing to weigh two of President Trump’s picks to serve as deputy U.S. Trade Representative. On Oct. 29, the panel will meet to question four nominees for senior administration posts, including Jeffrey Goettman for deputy USTR and Julie Callahan for the agency’s chief agricultural negotiator role, Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced on Wednesday. Goettman, a former Export-Import Bank official, was nominated in June to serve as deputy for...