Reuters: Politics: Trade Representative Kirk to step down in late February

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Trade Representative Kirk to step down in late February Jan 22nd 2013, 20:27 Tweet Share this Email Print Factbox Factbox: Obama's second-term Cabinet begins to take shape Mon, Jan 14 2013 Related News U.S. says to negotiate services trade pact with EU, Japan, others Tue, Jan 15 2013 U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk smiles during an event at the Singapore Management University April 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Tim Chong WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:59pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Tuesday said he was stepping down as the top U.S. trade official, effective in late February. He leaves after a turbulent four years for the global economy that made progress difficult on the trade front. "It has been no less than my greatest professional privilege to serve President Barack Obama alongside the dedicated professionals of USTR," Kirk said in a statement that gave no details of his future plans or replacement. The former Dallas mayor and early Obama supporter oversaw congressional approval of free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia left over from the previous administration and the completion of negotiations on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization. (Reporting By Doug Palmer; Editing by Sandra Maler) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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