Talk:Office of the United States Trade Representative

This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Organizations Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Organizations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Organizations on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.OrganizationsWikipedia:WikiProject OrganizationsTemplate:WikiProject Organizationsorganization articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Trade Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Trade, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Trade on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TradeWikipedia:WikiProject TradeTemplate:WikiProject TradeTrade articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

United States: District of Columbia / Government Low‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject District of Columbia (assessed as Low-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject U.S. Government (assessed as Mid-importance).

Cabinet confusion[edit]

Is the head of this office a member of the Cabinet or not? The article currently says the position is "not technically" a Cabinet position, but the Ron Kirk article says it is. —mjb (talk) 21:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The distinction is between Cabinet offices and Cabinet-level offices. The former are fixed (consisting of the Pres, the AG, and the department secretaries). The president can also promote offices to Cabinet level at will. For instance, the SBA was Cabinet level in the Clinton years. Bush demoted it, but it was again made Cabinet level in the current administration. It is a distinction worth noting in this article, but probably not at Ron Kirk. -Rrius (talk) 02:52, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]