The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods.
The ITA's stated goals are to
- Provide practical information to help Americans select markets and products.
- Ensure that Americans have access to international markets as required by the U.S. trade agreements.
- Safeguard Americans from unfair competition from dumped and subsidized imports.
ITA consists of three sub-units. These are: Industry and Analysis (I&A), Global Markets (GM), and Enforcement and Compliance (E&C).
Under Secretary of Commerce for International TradeAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. Commercial ServiceOffice of Strategic PlanningDeputy Director General of the U.S. Commercial ServiceOffice of Foreign Service and Human CapitalOffice of BudgetBusiness Information Technology OfficeOffice of Administrative ServicesDeputy Assistant Secretary for Global MarketsGlobal Knowledge CenterSelectUSAOffice of Domestic OperationsOffice of ChinaOffice of Europe, the Middle East, and AfricaOffice of AsiaOffice of the Western HemisphereAdvocacy CenterAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and AnalysisOffice of ManufacturingOffice of Transportation and MachineryOffice of Energy and EnvironmentOffice of Health & Information TechnologyOffice of ServicesOffice of Finance & Insurance IndustriesOffice of Digital Services IndustriesOffice of Supply Chain, Professional, & Business ServicesOffice of Trade Policy and AnalysisOffice of Trade & Economic AnalysisOffice of Trade Negotiations & AnalysisOffice of Standards & Investment PolicyOffice of Intellectual Property RightsOffice of Textiles, Consumer Goods, and MaterialsOffice of Consumer GoodsOffice of Textiles & ApparelOffice of Materials IndustriesNational Travel and Tourism OfficeOffice of Travel and Tourism IndustriesOffice of Advisory Committees and Industry OutreachOffice of Trade Programs and Strategic PartnershipsOffice of Planning, Coordination, and ManagementTrade Agreement SecretariatAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and ComplianceOffice of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties OperationsOffice of Policy and NegotiationsThe U.S. Commercial Service, through its Strategic Corporate Partnership program, has Public Private Partnership agreements with 17 private organizations, including several banks, legal and regulatory organizations, transportation and shipping organizations, event organizers, trade risk service companies and the publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce, The ecommerce partner is the Federation of International Trade Associations under which the USCS contributes market research and other reports on GlobalTrade.net.
The ITA was created on January 2, 1980 and is headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. Persons who have held that office are listed below.
2014–2016: Stefan M. Selig2013-present: Ken Hyatt (acting)2010-2013: Frank Sanchez2007: Christopher A. Padilla2007: Michelle O'Neill (acting)2005-2007: Frank Lavin2005: Peter Lichtenbaum (acting)2005: Timothy Hauser (acting)2005-2006 Rhonda Keenum (acting)2001-2005: Grant D. Aldonas2001: Timothy Hauser (acting)2000-2001: Robert LaRussa1997-2000: David L. Aaron1996-1997: Stuart Eizenstat1996: Timothy Hauser (acting)1995-1996: David Rothkopf (acting)1993-1995: Jeffrey Garten1992-1993: Timothy Hauser (acting)1989-1992: J. Michael Farren1987-1989: W. Allen Moore1985-1987: S. Bruce Smart1981-1985: Lionel H. Olmer1980-1981: Robert E. Herzstein
