{"id":87402,"date":"2021-10-22T15:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87402"},"modified":"2021-10-22T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T14:05:43","slug":"biden-appoints-nigerian-born-enoh-ebong-us-director-of-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/biden-appoints-nigerian-born-enoh-ebong-us-director-of-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden appoints Nigerian-born Enoh Ebong US Director of Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1714328188586489736\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThis was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president\u2019s cabinet sent to the US Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Ebong had served in different roles in the USTDA between 2004 and 2019, including serving as the agency\u2019s General Counsel, and Deputy Director.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nBefore joining the USTDA Ebong worked as a lawyer in Boston, representing public and private companies.<\/p>\n<p>According to the brief, President Joseph R. 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