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The head of the office holds the title of United States Trade Representative (USTR), which is a Cabinet -level position (though not technically within the Cabinet). On March 17 , 2005 , President George W. Bush nominated Congressman Rob Portman as USTR, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 29 , 2005 . On April 18 , 2006 , Bush appointed USTR Portman to be his Director of the Office Of Management And Budget (OMB), replacing Joshua B. Bolten , who the previous week replaced Andrew Card as White House Chief Of Staff . Bush nominated Susan Schwab , the deputy USTR under Portman, to replace Portman as USTR; Schwab awaits confirmation by the Senate. THE SPECIAL 301 REPORT Since the early 1980s, the USTR has played a key role in the expansion of Intellectual Property laws worldwide, and monitored efforts by other governments to protect IP rights. To this end the USTR issues an annual Special 301 Report which "examines in detail the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property rights" in many countries around the world. Countries may be designated in the categories of Priority Foreign Country, Section 306 Monitoring, Priority Watch List, or Watch List. LIST OF UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVES SEE ALSO
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