Nomination of Peter Otto Murphy To Be a Deputy United States Trade Representative

The President today announced his intention to nominate Peter Otto Murphy to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador. This is a new position.

Mr. Murphy is currently serving as chief textile negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Previously he was deputy to the chief textile negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in 1977-1981. He joined the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations in November 1974 to participate in the multilateral trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Murphy was a credit analyst for the Chemical Bank of New York in 1971-1972.

He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College (B.A., 1971) and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (M.S.F.S., 1974). He is married, has one child, and resides in Washington, D.C. He was born March 23, 1948, in New Canaan, Conn.