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NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of General Motors. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to propose revisions and additions to the article in hopes of providing additional context about the function of his roles and clarifying an inaccuracy.
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Everett Eissenstat
Propose adding information regarding the function of his roles as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs.
Suggest: Updating first sentence to read (suggested additions/sourcing in bold):
Eissenstat served two non-consecutive terms as Chief International Trade Counsel for the Senate Committee on Finance (first from 2001 to 2006, then again from 2011 to 2017).
Suggest: Updating first sentence of second paragraph to the following (suggested additions/sourcing in bold):
Prior to his appointment, Eissenstat twice served as Chief International Trade Counsel for the Senate Committee on Finance (2001-2006; 2011-2017). [2][3]
Suggest: Updating second sentence of second paragraph to the following (suggested additions/sourcing in bold):
He has also served as assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, focusing on trade agreements with Chile, Colombia, Panama and Peru. [4]
Eissenstat is referred to as a “senior lobbyist” in the third paragraph. However, Everett himself is not a registered lobbyist [5], so we would like to make sure that is reflected within the article, please.
Suggest: Removing “as a senior lobbyist” from third paragraph as to not misrepresent his status or role in the position. Proposed sentence would read:
Shortly after, he was hired by General Motors to serve as Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy, reporting directly to CEO, Mary Barra.
Work With Congress
Suggest: Adding length of term as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas (second sentence). Proposed updated sentence would read (suggested additions/sourcing in bold):
Eissenstat has also served as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas from 2006-2011[6], and as Chief International Trade Counsel for the Senate Finance Committee.
^"Biographies of Participants USITC Centennial Conference"(PDF). United States International Trade Commission. September 8, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Everett Eissenstat currently serves as a key strategic advisor and trade policy counsel to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. As the Committee's Chief International Trade Counsel, he is responsible for trade agreement implementation, monitoring foreign compliance with international trade obligations, ensuring effective promotion and protection of U.S. intellectual property rights, customs authorization, preferential trade arrangements, and sanctions policy. He also conducts oversight over U.S. government international trade policy and agencies, including international trade negotiations. Mr. Eissenstat served previously as Chief International Trade Counsel from 2001 to 2006.
^"Former Trump economics exec hired to fight for GM in D.C."Detroit Free Press. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Prior to his role at the White House, Eissenstat served as chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee from 2011 to 2017. In that job, he managed international economic issues.
^"GM fights government to retain tax credit for electric cars". Associated Press. December 10, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019. GM in early August named a former Trump White House official, Everett Eissenstat, its senior vice president for global public policy, a post that oversees the company's lobbying operations. Eissenstat, however, is not registered as a lobbyist, according to disclosure records filed with Congress.
^"Former Trump economics exec hired to fight for GM in D.C."Detroit Free Press. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Prior to that position, he was with the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as Assistant U.S. trade representative for the Americas from 2006 to 2011. He negotiated and implemented international trade agreements with foreign governments and worked with Congress on trade legislation.
Done Y These edits look fine to me and I implemented them for the most part, along with some other changes. Thanks for following our COI procedures, much appreciated. Marquardtika (talk) 03:56, 2 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]