The Senate confirmed Maria L Pagán on Thursday to be deputy trade representative at the World Trade Organization, a post where she could take on the added duty of trying to convince the international body to suspend Russia’s membership.
Pagán, currently the deputy general counsel for the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, easily won approval with a 80-19 vote. She is a veteran of the trade agency and has nearly 30 years of experience in a number of government positions. As the deputy trade representative, she will be the U.S. ambassador to the WTO in Geneva.
During her Oct. 26, 2021, nomination hearing, Pagán said she would take a can-do approach to achieving changes to make the organization more responsive and nimble.
