Congratulations to Bill Frenzel and Jim Kolbe

Today, the White House announced its intent to appoint CFRB Board Member Jim Kolbe and CFRB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. The Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations is part of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Members on the Advisory Committee “broadly represent key economic sectors affected by trade” and the Committee “provides policy advice on trade matters”.

Bill Frenzel served 20 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota and also served as the Ranking member of the House Budget Committee and was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He has served as a special advisor to President Clinton and was on the President’s Social Security Commission in 2001. Mr. Frenzel is a Co-Chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Jim Kolbe served 22 years as a U.S. Representative from Arizona and was a member of the House Appropriations Committee serving as chair of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. He now serves as a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund and is an adjunct professor in the College of Business at the University of Arizona. Mr. Kolbe is on the Board of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

CRFB would like to congratulate Jim and Bill for being nominated.