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Schmidtlein Named ITC Chairman

President Barack Obama designated Rhonda Schmidtlein the chairman of the International Trade Commission, the ITC announced Jan. 13 (here). Schmidtlein succeeds Irving Williamson, who became chairman in June by operation of law, as Obama did not designate a chairman prior…

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to the expiration of former chairman Meredith Broadbent's term, and Williamson was the senior-most commissioner of a party other than a party of his predecessor, an ITC spokesperson said in an email. Schmidtlein's term as chairman will expire June 16, 2018, and Williamson will continue serving as a commissioner.