Knowledge Ecology Notes
Who are the cleared advisors that have access to secret ACTA documents?
By James Love, on March 13th, 2009
The negotiating text of ACTA and many other documents, including even the lists of participants in the negotiations, are secret. The White House claims the secrecy is required as a matter of national security. But that does not mean the documents are off limits to everyone outside of the government. Hundreds of advisors, many of them corporate lobbyists, are considered “cleared advisors.” They have access to the ACTA documents.
Who are these cleared advisors? They are the members of these 27 USTR advisory boards:
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All members of the advisory boards can request access to classified ACTA documents. Below are the members of just four of the advisory boards, ITAC 15, 8, 10 and 3.
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Intellectual Property Rights
ITAC 15
Chairman , Mr. Eric H. Smith
President
International Intellectual Property Alliance
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Jacques J. Gorlin
President
The Gorlin Group
Sandra M. Aistars, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
Time Warner Inc.
Kira M. Alvarez, Esq.
Director, International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and Company
Mark Chandler, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ms. Erin L. Ennis
Vice President
The U.S.-China Business Council
Francis (Frank) Z. Hellwig, Esq.
Senior Associate, General Counsel
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
J. Anthony Imler, Ph.D.
Director, Public Policy, Latin America
Merck & Co., Inc.
Ms. Mary A. Irace
Vice President, Trade and Export Finance
National Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
Jeffrey P. Kushan, Esq.
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP
Representing Biotechnology Industry Organization
Stevan D. Mitchell, Esq.
Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy
Entertainment Software Association
Douglas T. Nelson, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
CropLife America
Timothy P. Trainer, Esq.
President
Global Intellectual Property
Strategy Center, P.C.
Representing the Thomas G. Faria Corporation
Neil I. Turkewitz, Esq.
Executive Vice President
Recording Industry Association of America
Ms. Susan C. Tuttle
Governement Programs Executive
IBM Corporation
Mr. Herbert C. Wamsley
Executive Director
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Ms. Anissa S. Whitten
Trade Director
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
Ms. Deborah E. Wiley
Senior Vice President
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Association of American Publishers, Inc.
Shirley Zebroski, Ph.D
Director, Legislative Affairs
General Motors Corporation
Total Members = 19
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Health Science Products and Services
ITAC 3
Chairman
Mr. V. M. (Jim) DeLisi
President
Fanwood Chemical, Inc.
Primary Vice-Chairman
Robert E. Branand, Esq.
Representative
National Paint & Coatings Association
Secondary Vice-Chairman
W. Martin (Marty) Strauss, Ph.D.
Vice President, Consumer Traits and Food Policy
Monsanto Company
Karen L. Bland, Esq.
Consultant
Representing The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.
Mr. Michael D. Boyd
Vice President, Public Affairs International
Schering-Plough Corporation
Shawn M. Brown
Vice President of State Affairs
Generic Pharmaceutical Association
Mr. P. Claude Burcky
Divisional Vice President, Global Government Affairs and Policy
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Mr. Morris A. Chafetz
President
Hemisphere Polymer and Chemical Company, Inc.
Mr. Harrison C. Cook
Director, International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and Company
Mr. Donald E. Ellison
Representative
Government Relations, LLC
SACMA
D. Geoffrey B. Gamble, Esq.
Director, International Government Affairs
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company
Mr. Edward L. Gibbs
President
North Coast Medical Equipment, Inc.
Trevor J. Gunn, Ph.D.
Director, International Relations
Medtronic, Inc.
Ms. Tine K. Hansen-Turton
Chief Executive Officer
National Nursing Centers Consortium
Ms. Regina L. Harper
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Milliken Chemical
Ms. Mary A. Irace
Managing Director, Global Affairs
American Chemistry Council
Mr. Ralph F. Ives
Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Analysis
Advanced Medical Technology Association
Mr. Craig S. Kramer
Vice President, International
Government Affairs
Johnson & Johnson
Mr. Adrian Krygsman
Director, Product Registration
Troy Corporation
Ms. Nancy R. Levenson
Director, U.S. Federal Government Relations
S.C.Johnson & Son, Inc.
Matthew T. McGrath, Esq.
Partner
Barnes, Richardson and Colburn
Representing Intermune, Inc.
Mr. Lloyd N. Moon
Vice President
Chemtura Corporation
Ms. Tracey J. Norberg
Vice President, Environment and Resource Recovery
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Ms. Rosemary L. O'Brien
Vice President, Public Affairs
CF Industries, Inc.
Mr. Gerald R. Prout
Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
FMC Corporation
Mr. J. Lawrence Robinson
President
Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc.
George L. Rolofson, Ph.D.
Consultant in Agricultural Science and Environmental, Regulatory, and Trade Policy
Rolofson Consulting
Representing Gowan Company
Ms. Lisa M. Schroeter
Director, International Policy
The Dow Chemical Company
Ms. Marjory E. Searing
Vice President, Public Affairs - Japan/Asia and Latin America
Pfizer Inc.
Mr. Isi A. Siddiqui
Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs
CropLife America
Mr. Arthur J. Simonetti
Director, Trade Legislation and Regulation
Honeywell International, Inc.
Mr. Henry P. Stoebenau
President
Efficient Global Trade, Inc.
Representing American Association of Exporters and Importers
Mr. Albert C. (Cal) Sutphin
President Braden Sutphin Ink Company
Mr. Ford B. West
President
The Fertilizer Institute
Mr. Andrew C. Zamoyski
President
Zamoyski and Company
Representing Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
Total Members = 35
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Information and Communications Technologies, Services, and Electronic Commerce
ITAC 8
Chairman
Mr. SteveW. Stewart
Director, Public Affairs
IBM Corporation
Primary Vice-Chairman
Ms. B. Anne Craib
Director, International Trade and Government Affairs
Semiconductor Industry Association
Secondary Vice-Chairman
Mr. Robert J. Mulligan
Senior Vice President International
AeA: Advancing the Business of Technology
Mr. Arun K. Bhumitra
Chief Executive Officer
Arjay Telecommunications
Mark F. Bohannon, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Public Policy Software and Information
Industry Association
Mr. Anthony Caldwell
President
Global Business Communication Solutions, LLC
Representing XSelData
Ms. Melika D. Carroll
Director, Federal Government Affairs
Micron Technology, Inc.
Ms. Susan D. Chapman
Director, e-Commerce Policy and Asia Pacific Trade Policy
General Motors Corporation
Mr. Calman J. Cohen
President
Emergency Committee for American Trade
Tod H. Cohen, Esq.
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Government Relations
eBay Inc.
Holly A. Evans, Esq.
President
Strategic Counsel, LLC
Representing Advanced Micro Devices
Mark E. Foster, Esq.
Attorney
Law Offices of Mark E. Foster
Representing Transaction Network Services, Inc.
Ms. Meredith L. Golemon-Anderson
Director, International Trade Policy
Oracle Corporation
Mr. John P. Goyer
Vice President, International Trade
Negotiations and Investment
U.S. Coalition of Service Industries
Mr. Christopher G. Hankin
Director, Federal Affairs
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Ms. Tania W. Hanna
Director, Government Relations
Corporate Washington Office
Harris Corporation
Mr. Christopher J. Hirth
Director, Web Commerce Group
Intuit Inc.
Mr. David M. Leifer, Esq.
Senior Counsel
American Council of Life Insurers
Mr. Charles B. O'Hara
Manager, National Government Relations
The Procter & Gamble Company
Ms. Wendy E. Owens
Chief Executive Officer
AbleMedia LLC
Mr. Joseph A. Pasetti
Manager, Government Affairs
Applied Materials, Inc.
Mr. Daniel J. Peterson
Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs
Cook Group Incorporated
Mr. Edward M. Rozynski
Vice President, Global Government Affairs
Stryker Corporation
Jacquelynn Ruff, Esq.
Vice President, International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Verizon Communications Inc.
Ms. Loretta L. Schmitzer
Vice President, Government Affairs
The Boeing Company
Mr. Gregory S. Slater
Director, Trade Policy
Intel Corporation
Ms. Sarah G. Smiley
Associate Vice President
Advanced Medical Technology Association
Stephen B. Whitaker, Ph.D.
President
Whitaker Strategies, LLC
Representing BOSE Corporation
Total Members = 28
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Services and Finance Industries
ITAC 10
Chairman
Mr. J. Robert Vastine, Jr.
President
U.S. Coalition of Service Industries
Vice-Chairman
Ms. Elizabeth R. Benson
President
Energy Associates
Mr. Thomas A. Allegretti
President and Chief Executive Officer
The American Waterways Operators
Mr. Fredric S. Berger, P.E.
Senior Vice President
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Mr. Stuart J. Brahs
President
Stuart J. Brahs Consulting
American Council of Life Insurers
Timothy C. Brightbill, Esq.
Member, American Bar Association
Wiley Rein LLP
Stephen J. Canner, Ph.D.
Vice President, Investment and Financial Services
United States Council for International Business
Ms. Ellen M. Delage
Director, International Relations
The American Institute of Architects
Paul H. DeLaney III
FedEx Express
Linda Menghetti Dempsey, Esq.
Vice President
Emergency Committee for American Trade
Peter D. Ehrenhaft, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Peter D. Ehrenhaft Consulting
Representing Harkins Cunningham, LLP
Mr. Gregory M. Frazier
Executive Vice President
Worldwide Government Policy
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
Madeleine F. Green, Ph.D.
Vice President and Director,
Center for International and Institutional Initiatives
American Council on Education
Ms. Leslie C. Griffin
Vice President, International Governmental Affairs
New York Life Insurance Company
Mr. Charles P. Heeter Jr.
Principal, International Government Affairs
Deloitte and Touche USA LLP
Ms. Selina E. Jackson
Vice President, International Public Affairs
UPS
Mr. William A. Jordan
Senior Director, Government Affairs and Communications
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Mr. Leonard N. Karp
President and Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia International Medicine
Mr. Robert D. Kramer
Vice President, Public Policy
Computing Technology Industry Association
Mr. Gary W. Kushnier
Vice President, International Policy
American National Standards Institute
Ms. Laura J. Lane
Senior Vice President,
International Government Affairs
Citigroup Inc.
Dr. Marjorie Peace Lenn
President
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
Mr. Shawn C. McBurney
Vice President, Governmental Affairs
American Hotel and Lodging Association
Mr. DeRohn S.T. Mitchell
Deputy Director, Government and Business Relations
Alvarez & Marsal, LLC
Mr. Kevin C.W. Mulvey
Assistant Vice President, Corporate and International Affairs
American International Group, Inc.
Mr. Patrick J. Natale, P.E.
Executive Director
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mr. Bryan M. Pickel
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and External Affairs
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Mary S. Podesta, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Investment Company Institute
Jean M. Prewitt, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Independent Film & Television Alliance
Mr. Ivan J. Sotomayor
Managing Partner
Sotomayor & Associates, LLP
Ms. Sarah F. Thorn
Director, International Trade
Federal Government Relations
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Philip M. Vaughn
Senior Director, Government Relations
Fluor Corporation
Mr. Carlos C. Villarreal, P.E.
Executive Vice President, Operations
Wilbur Smith Associates
Christian (Chris) E. Wolfe, Esq.
Partner, Business Planning and Taxation
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
Total Members = 34
