MEDIA COVERAGE: JOHN NEUFFER JOINS ITI

The Hill
Lobbying World
By The Hill Staff
December 05, 2007

John Neuffer has joined the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) as vice president of technology and trade. Neuffer most recently served as deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for Asia-Pacific economic cooperation affairs. He was also the deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for Japan.

Roll Call
K Street Files
By Kate Ackley
December 5, 2007

K Street Moves:
John Neuffer, formerly with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has joined the Information Technology Industry Council as vice president of Technology and Trade Policy. In his new role, Neuffer will direct ITIC’s global government relations efforts, including working with foreign governments.

Tech Daily
People Column: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
ITI Negotiates For A Trade Lobbyist
by Heather Greenfield

John Neuffer is trading his job at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for the private sector. He has joined the Information Technology Industry Council as vice president for technology and trade.

Neuffer will direct ITI's global government relations, including building relationships with foreign governments and industry associations, and advancing the group's trade agenda in Washington.

The high-tech industry faces unprecedented opportunities and challenges in the global innovation economy, and John Neuffer's deep experience in developing and implementing U.S. trade policy at USTR will be a great asset," ITI president Rhett Dawson said.

Dawson said the trade issues ITI will be monitoring include enforcement of the World Trade Organization's Information Technology Agreement, aimed at increasing market access globally for IT products. He said trade issues are vital to the industry's future growth.

Neuffer served as deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for issues involving the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. He was responsible for developing U.S. trade policy with APEC, a constellation of 21 economies, and led U.S. government teams in negotiations to improve the business environment and open markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

Neuffer also served as deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for Japan, where he was responsible for setting and implementing trade policy with Japan. He led U.S. government delegations in trade talks and worked with U.S. corporations and industry associations on trade issues with Japan.

Before working at USTR, Neuffer was a senior research fellow and political analyst with the Mitsui Kaijyo Research Institute in Japan. As a leading commentator on Japanese politics and policy at the institute, he published a widely read newsletter and wrote regular commentary for the Asian Wall Street Journal, TheStreet.com and Newsweek Japan.

The National Journal
People Column
November 30, 2007
By Winter Casey

Trade Associations
John Neuffer, a former official in the United States Trade Representative's Office, will be joining the Information Technology Industry Council as vice president for technology and trade issues on December 3. In his new gig, he will work with foreign governments on regulatory standards decisions, and he also plans to discuss the benefits and needs of the high-tech industry with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "It is important that the high-tech industry plays a role in shaping the debate about globalization and trade," he says.

Neuffer, 50, has focused much of his career on Japan, including 11 years in the country teaching and later writing a newsletter for the Mitsui Kaijyo Research Institute. His oldest daughter, now 13, was born in Japan.

A deputy assistant at USTR since January 2000, he most recently was responsible for developing U.S. trade policy with the intergovernmental body Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.