THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

                           PRESIDENT CLINTON 
                   NAMES LYNN MUNROE BRAGG AS CHAIR 
                  AND MARCIA E. MILLER AS VICE CHAIR 
                 OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

The President today announced his intent to appoint Lynn Munroe Bragg as Chair and Marcia E. Miller as Vice Chair to the International Trade Commission.

Ms. Lynn Munroe Bragg, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the International Trade Commission. Ms. Bragg has served as a Commissioner since March 31, 1994. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Bragg served in a senior management position with the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade association representing the investor-owned electric utility industry. From 1981 to 1991, Ms. Bragg served on the staff of former Senator Malcolm Wallop (R-WY). In that position, she worked extensively on energy, tax, and trade issues as the legislative director and a legislative assistant. Before joining Senator Wallop's staff, Ms. Bragg held several positions in the corporate affairs department of the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Bragg holds an M.A. from Boston University and a B.A. from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Ms. Marcia E. Miller, of Indianapolis, Indiana, joined the Commission in August 1996 and currently serves as the Chair of the International Trade Commission. From 1987 to 1996 she held a variety of trade positions with the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, including Chief International Trade Counselor (1993-1994) and Minority Chief International Trade Counselor (1995-1996). Her responsibilities with the Committee covered U.S. trade and tariff laws and reciprocal trade agreements. Prior to her position at the Senate, she was an international economic specialist at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, and the assistant director of international trade at the American Textile Manufacturers Institute. Ms. Miller received her B.A. in international studies and political science from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) and her M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) is an independent, bipartisan, quasi-judiciary agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement.

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