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Robert Lighthizer
Trade Representative · 2017–2021
Robert Lighthizer, Trade Representative. 2 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Feb 3, 2021. The Senate voted 82–14 on the nomination on May 11, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed). Robert Emmet Lighthizer (; born October 11, 1947) is an American attorney and government official who was the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021. After he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973, Lighthizer joined the firm of Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C.
- Ethics filings
- 2
- Latest filing
- Feb 3, 2021
- Senate votes
- 1
Positions
- Trade Representative2017-05-15–2021-01-20
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Ethics AgreementFeb 2, 2017
- TerminationFeb 3, 2021
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Senate confirmation votes
- United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed82–14 · May 11, 2017
Biography
Robert Emmet Lighthizer (; born October 11, 1947) is an American attorney and government official who was the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021. After he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973, Lighthizer joined the firm of Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C.
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Capitol Receipts, “Robert Lighthizer: Trade Representative,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ28113710/robert-lighthizer (accessed 2026-10-12).