This notice announces the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) staff members selected to serve on the Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Level (SL) Per...
This notice announces the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) staff members selected to serve on the Senior Executive Service (SES) and Senior Level (SL) Performance Review Board (PRB). This notice supersedes all previous PRB membership notices.
DATES:
The staff members in this notice will begin serving as PRB members on September 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cassie Ender, Human Capital Specialist, Office of Human Capital and Services, at (202) 881-7782 or
Cassie.L.Ender@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
USTR is required (
see5 U.S.C. 4314(c)) to establish a PRB to review and make recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative for final approval of the performance rating, performance-based pay adjustment, and performance award for each incumbent SES and SL. The following staff members have been selected to serve on USTR's PRB:
Member:
Jospeh Barloon, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Geneva.
Chairperson:
Jeffrey Goettman, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative.
Member:
Sarah Ellerman, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and Pacific.
Member:
Kenneth Schagrin, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services and Investments.
Member:
Michael Starr, Deputy Chief of Staff.
Member:
Arthur Tsao, Deputy General Counsel for Negotiations, Legislation & Administrative Law.
Fred Ames,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Administration, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
5 U.S.C. 4314(c)