Nomination of Alan F. Holmer To Be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, With the Rank of Ambassador

The President today announced his intention to nominate Alan F. Holmer to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. He would succeed M. Alan Woods.

Since 1985 Mr. Holmer has been General Counsel in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Prior to this he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration at the United States Department of Commerce, 1983-1985. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Holmer was Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House, Washington, DC. He was an attorney with Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, DC, 1978-1981. From 1972 to 1978, Mr. Holmer was administrative assistant to Senator Bob Packwood in Washington, DC.

Mr. Holmer graduated from Princeton University (A.B., 1971) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1978). He served in the United States Army National Guard, 1971-1977. Mr. Holmer was born July 24, 1949, in New York, NY. He is married, has two children, and resides in McLean, VA.