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Mike Froman
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Official portrait, 2013
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| President of the Council on Foreign Relations | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Richard N. Haass |
| 17th United States Trade Representative | |
| In office June 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Miriam Sapiro Robert Holleyman |
| Preceded by | Ron Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lighthizer |
| United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – December 31, 1995 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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| Born | August 20, 1962 San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Goodman |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MA, DPhil) Harvard University (JD) |
Michael Braverman Goodman Froman (born August 20, 1962) is an American lawyer. He is currently the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Before this, Froman was the U.S. Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017. He also served as an Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs. In this role, he helped prepare for important meetings of world economic leaders like the G7, G8, and G20 summits.
Early Life and Education
Michael Froman was born on August 20, 1962. He grew up in San Rafael, California. As a teenager, he was very active in the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. He even served as its International President in 1980.
Froman went to Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Public and International Affairs in 1985. He then studied at St Antony's College, Oxford, and received a Ph.D. in International Relations in 1988. Later, he earned a law degree (J.D.) from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he was a classmate of Barack Obama and worked with him on the Harvard Law Review.
Career Highlights
Froman has had a long career in government and business. Early in his career, he worked with the American Bar Association in Albania. He also worked for the European Commission in Brussels.
He served as a White House Fellow in 1992-1993. From 1993 to 1995, Froman was the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs. This job involved working on economic policy for different parts of the world.
Froman also spent time at the United States Department of the Treasury. He became the Chief of Staff under Secretary Robert Rubin from 1997 to 1999.
After working in government, Froman joined Citigroup. He was the President and CEO of CitiInsurance. He also led their Emerging Markets Strategy, focusing on investments in new and growing economies.
Froman reconnected with Barack Obama during Obama's 2004 Senate campaign. He advised Obama on policy matters. In 2008, Froman joined Obama's transition team. He returned to the White House in 2009. He held the same position he had during the Clinton years: Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs. He held this role until 2013.
U.S. Trade Representative Role
On May 2, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Froman to be the U.S. Trade Representative. This role involves leading trade negotiations for the United States. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on June 19, 2013, with a vote of 93 to 4.
As U.S. Trade Representative from 2013 to 2017, Froman was the main negotiator for the U.S. on a trade agreement with China. These talks had been ongoing since 2008. The negotiations were almost finished when the next presidential administration took office and stopped them.
In 2017, Froman joined the Council on Foreign Relations. This is a non-profit organization that helps people understand foreign policy. In April 2018, he became Vice Chairman at Mastercard Inc. He also joined the board of directors for The Walt Disney Company in September 2018.
In March 2023, Michael Froman was chosen as the new president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He took over from Richard N. Haass, who had led the organization for twenty years.
Personal Life
Michael Froman lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Nancy Goodman. They have two children, Benjamin and Sarah. Their older son, Jacob, passed away in 2009 at the age of ten from a rare form of brain cancer.
