The President's Export Council is an American government organization that serves as the principal national advisory committee on

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. The Council advises the

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of government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance; promotes export expansion; and provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor, and government sectors. The Council reports to the President through the Secretary of Commerce. The

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serves as the Council's Executive Director. The President's Export Council was created by

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on December 20, 1973. The twenty-eight

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members of the Council are appointed by the President. They serve, "at the pleasure of the President," with no set term of office. Five

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s and five members of the

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are appointed to the Council by the President of the Senate and the

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, respectively. The Secretaries of Commerce,

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, and

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; the Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the U.S. Trade Representative; and the

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are also members of the Council.President's Export Council Members
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