[lbo-talk] BusinessWeek: Obama Said To Pick Xavier Becerra for US Trade Rep

[Dorene Cornwell]

First impressions? Wild speculations: No idea who this guy is, but
naming two Latinos to trade / commerce portfolio woul at least be
symbolically important if Obama is going to revamp / renew engagement
about Latin America NAFTA, CAFTA.... An able team with foreign policy
experience at Commerce / USTR could address important problems and
allo State Department to concentrate on other things.

I should check whether either rnominee will live up to that billing, but...

DC

On 12/3/08, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Even as [he] called a Chicago press conference to announce the
> expected nomination of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to head the
> Commerce Department this morning, Washington was filled with talk that
> he has settled on a little-known California Congressman to be US Trade
> Representative. Congressional Quarterly reported that Obama has asked
> Xavier Becerra , who has represented Los Angeles in the House of
> Representatives for 15 years, to fill the key post."
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/election/2008/blog/archives/2008/12/obama_reportedl.html
>
> "The fact that his nomination has corporate lobbyists and the
> conservative D.C. Establishment worried is a very good thing indeed,"
> says David Sirota.
>
> http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2008124903/judging-outfielders-its-extra-base-hit
>
> First impressions? Anyone know this guy?
>
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