WASHINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday appointed a group of business and labor leaders to the President's Export Council, which will offer advice and expertise on trade issues from outside of the administration.
Obama announced in March that he would re-launch the President' s Export Council to serve as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. At that time, he named Jim McNerney, President and CEO of Boeing; and Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, as chair and vice chair of this council, while leaving other membership vacant.
The president appointed the remaining 18 members of the council during a speech at the White House, expecting them to offer their unfiltered advice and expertise on how best to promote American exports.
The new appointees include Scott Davis, Chairman and CEO of UPS; Robert A. Iger, President and CEO of Walt Disney; Jeff Kindler, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer; Andrew N. Liveris, President, Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical, among others.