Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Francisco J. Sánchez will travel to Beijing and Hong Kong October 14 – 18, 2011 to lead a Biotechnology Life Sciences trade mission. The mission to China will include representatives from a variety of U.S. biotechnology and life science firms and will introduce mission participants to prospective partners and investors. The mission will also include site visits to biotech industrial parks, government meetings, briefings and receptions in Beijing and Hong Kong.
While in Hong Kong on Tuesday, October 18, Under Secretary Sánchez will deliver a talk at the American Chamber of Commerce underscoring trade and commercial ties between the U.S. and China.
 Francisco J. Sánchez received a recess appointment from President Obama to serve as Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce on March 27, 2010. As Under Secretary, Sánchez leads the International Trade Administration which assists in the development of U.S. trade policy in the global economy; creates jobs and economic growth by promoting U.S. companies; strengthens American competitiveness across all industries; addresses market access and compliance issues; administers U.S. trade laws; and undertakes a range of trade promotion and trade advocacy efforts.
As a senior policy advisor to President Obama during the 2008 campaign, Sánchez served as the Chairman of the National Hispanic Leadership Council and also provided policy support on issues pertaining to Latin America. Sánchez now brings his wide range of experience in both federal and state government as well as in the private sector to his leadership position at ITA.
Sánchez served as the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation during the Clinton administration, where he developed aviation policy and oversaw international negotiations. Sánchez had previously served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Special Envoy to the Americas, Kenneth MacKay, where he focused on economic integration and democracy issues throughout the Western Hemisphere. He began his career in government working as Director of Florida’s Caribbean Basin Initiative Program for then-Governor Bob Graham.
In addition to his public service, Sánchez spent more than 15 years working with several leading consulting companies on projects involving negotiation strategy, alliance management, labor-management negotiations, litigation settlement, facilitation, and training, most recently as a partner with CMPartners. Among his private-sector achievements, Sánchez directed a team in Medellín, Colombia, as part of the “Teaching Tolerance” program, an initiative designed to break the cycle of violence then threatening the country. Sánchez also served as a consultant to the President of Ecuador in negotiations that led to the resolution of a long-running border dispute with Peru. He began his career in complex negotiations as an attorney, specializing in corporate and administrative law at Steel, Hector, and Davis in Miami, Florida.
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