Mike Froman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the current President of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Served as the U.S. Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
Held the position of Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs.
Served as the United States sherpa to the G7, G8, and G20 summits.
Was Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from January 1997 to July 1999.
Earned a D.Phil. in International Relations from St Antony's College, Oxford, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Biography

Michael Braverman Goodman Froman is the current President of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served as the U.S.

Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017, following his nomination by President Barack Obama. In this role, he was responsible for developing and coordinating U.S.

trade policy and negotiating trade agreements.