David S. Johanson, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), announced today that Jennifer Andberg has been named Director, Office of External Relations, at the USITC.

Andberg will serve as the agency’s liaison with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, executive branch agencies, and foreign embassies.  She will also oversee the work of the agency’s congressional relations and public affairs programs and advise the Commission on external relations matters.

“The Commission is pleased to welcome Jennifer Andberg to the USITC,” said Chairman Johanson.  “She brings with her extensive experience interacting with high-ranking officials in the U.S. federal government, state and local governments, foreign governments, and the business community, as well as building and managing relationships across a wide range of organizations.  We look forward to working with her.”

Before coming to the USITC, Andberg was the Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Business Liaison (OBL), which is the primary point of contact between the agency’s Secretary and the business community.  In her 18 years as Deputy Director, Andberg oversaw OBL’s team and programs related to private sector engagement, including the development and implementation of comprehensive strategic and operational plans to communicate complex industry, economic, and trade policy positions and evaluate business reaction to these initiatives.  In this role, Andberg was responsible for the execution of more than 40 international business development missions to over 30 countries resulting in billions of dollars in commercial deal signings.  Additionally, she served as the Department of Commerce (Commerce) lead for planning large U.S. government stakeholder engagement initiatives such as the U.S.-Africa Business Forum and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

Andberg joined Commerce in 1992. Prior to working in OBL, she worked in the International Trade Administration’s Commercial Service as the Budget and Resource Manager and as a Program Analyst in the Office of Strategic Planning.

Andberg holds a Master of Arts degree from American University’s School of International Service and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Skidmore College. 

The USITC is an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency.  The agency investigates and makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; provides independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade, and competitiveness to the President and the Congress; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.