P. Welles Orr

Welles Orr* has more than 25 years of experience in international trade policy, national security, and foreign affairs.  His practice focuses on the formulation and implementation of international trade policy and U.S. foreign policy by the executive branch and the U.S. Congress.

Before joining Miller & Chevalier, Mr. Orr served as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for Congressional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President in the George H.W. Bush Administration.  In that capacity, he served as the liaison between the USTR and the Congressional leadership and members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees on the drafting, negotiation, and implementation of all trade policies and agreements, as well as bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations.

Mr. Orr advised the USTR and the White House staff on all legislative matters affecting U.S. trade policy.  He chaired the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) Congressional Affairs Subcommittee, which coordinated the Administration’s legislative trade policy agenda.  He was the recipient of USTR’s Superior Accomplishment Award for his leadership efforts on major trade legislation.

Before joining USTR, Mr. Orr served in the U.S. Department of State as Senior Advisor and Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.  He managed the Bureau’s legislative and public affairs activities and served as the principal liaison with members and staff of the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees and the Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittees, providing briefings on administration policy developments and economic and security assistance matters throughout the 27-country region.

Mr. Orr earned a certificate in International Studies from Warnborough College, Oxford.

*Not a lawyer.