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Thomas F. St. Maxens II tst.maxens@st.maxens.comTom St. Maxens has managed all corporate activities of St. Maxens & Company since its founding in 1985. Tom also serves on a statutory trade advisory committee, as confirmed by the U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce, charged with providing advice to the Administration on trade policy and negotiating issues.
Earlier Tom served at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). During 1981-1985, he served at USTR as Executive Director of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, directing policy and administrative issues concerning the operation of the GSP program and leading the Administration's successful effort to secure Congressional passage of legislation renewing the program's statutory authority. During this period, Tom represented the U.S. Government in GATT, OECD, UNCTAD and bilateral consultations regarding key North-South issues, and in 1984 he received the William B. Kelly, Jr. Award for Professional Excellence, presented annually to the USTR official demonstrating the highest standard of professional excellence. |
During 1980-81, Tom served at USTR as Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Trade Policy Staff Committee. In this capacity, he served as the chief advisor to the TPSC Chairman on the full spectrum of international trade policy issues.
During 1978-79, Tom served in Geneva as U.S. Delegate to the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the GATT (now WTO) for the final two years of those negotiations, participating in all aspects of the negotiations on tariff and non-tariff issues.
During 1974-77, Tom worked at the ITC as a Supervisory and Senior Investigator, conducting investigations under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, antidumping and countervailing duty statutes, and before that as an industry analyst.
Tom received a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and attended Georgetown University Law Center from 1974-77. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Susan. They are the proud parents of two children: Colin and Morgan.
During 1978-79, Tom served in Geneva as U.S. Delegate to the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the GATT (now WTO) for the final two years of those negotiations, participating in all aspects of the negotiations on tariff and non-tariff issues.
During 1974-77, Tom worked at the ITC as a Supervisory and Senior Investigator, conducting investigations under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, antidumping and countervailing duty statutes, and before that as an industry analyst.
Tom received a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and attended Georgetown University Law Center from 1974-77. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Susan. They are the proud parents of two children: Colin and Morgan.
