Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel
The Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Textiles and Apparel
oversees programs and strategies to
improve the domestic and international competitiveness of the
U.S.fiber, textile, and apparel industries. The DAS
also serves as Chairman of the Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements (CITA), which determines when market
disrupting factors exist in the domestic fiber, textile, and
apparel marketplace. The DAS also administers U.S. textile agreements,
formulates trade policy, performs research and
analysis, compiles industry data, and promotes U.S. trade events
for a whole spectrum of textile and apparel.