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(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Katherine Tai as United States Trade Representative: ISRI congratulates Katherine Tai on being confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative. We appreciate her dedication to serving American workers and her commitment to trade as a central tenet in pursuing...

Born: I was born Jan. 29, 1966, in East Cleveland, Ohio. Education: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business finance, with a minor in rhetoric and persuasion, from Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) in 1984. Family: I married Karen Roth in 1991, and we have two sons—Patrick (23) and Cameron (21). Q: When and how did you start working with...

Born: April 25, 1954, in New York City. My family lived in the Bronx until I was 14, when we moved to Ridgefield, N.J. Education: Earned an associate’s degree in accounting from Bergen Community College in 1975, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from William Paterson University in 1977, and a master’s degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University in...

Born: Jan. 10, 1952, in South Bend, Ind. Education: I attended the University of Pennsylvania as an anthropology major for two years from 1970 to 1971. Then I transferred to Texas Wesleyan University, where I earned a BA in political science in 1977. I had such a lengthy college career because I was playing professional baseball at...

Born: June 1, 1967, in Lorain, Ohio Education: I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Pitzer College (Claremont, Calif.) in 1989. Family: I married Abby Karo 19 years ago, in September 2000. We have four beautiful children: Avi (17), Sadie (15), Yehuda (14), and Emuna (10).   Q: When and how did you enter the...