Daniel K. Tarullo
Assistant to the President
for International Economic Policy
Daniel K. Tarullo is Assistant to the President for
International Economic Policy. Mr. Tarullo is responsible for
the international economic policy making process; for shaping
international economic policy issues; and for advising the
President on these matters. Mr. Tarullo participates as a
principal on both the National Security Council and the National
Economic Council.
During the period March 1996 to December 1996 Mr. Tarullo was the
Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the
National Economic Council, with particular responsibility for
international and regulatory issues.
From July 1993 to March 1996, he was Assistant Secretary of State
for Economic and Business Affairs. He headed the Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, which represents the State
Department on international trade, finance, and economic matters
both internationally and in the formulation of Administration
policies. The Bureau also leads negotiations for the United
States Government in the areas of aviation, energy, and
telecommunications.
In March 1995, President Clinton appointed Mr. Tarullo as the
President's personal representative ("sherpa") to the G-7 group
of industrialized nations. In this capacity, he heads U.S.
Government preparatory work for the annual summit meetings of the
leaders of the G-7 nations. He continues in this role as the
United States prepares to host the June 1997 Economic Summit in
Denver.
Mr. Tarullo has experience as a government official, law
professor, and private practioner. Prior to his appointment as
Assistant Secretary of State he was Counsel to the law firm of
Shearman & Sterling, where he concentrated on antitrust,
securities, and international transactions. From 1981 to 1987,
Mr. Tarullo taught international economic regulation, antitrust,
and corporations at the Harvard Law School. He also held
government positions in the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice in 1978-79, as Executive Assistant to the
Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade in 1980-81,
and as a chief counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy in 1987-89.
Mr. Tarullo is a 1977 summa cum laude graduate of the University
of Michigan Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the Law
Review. He received an A.B. from Georgetown University in 1973
and an M.A. from Duke University in 1974. He is a native of
Boston, Massachusetts.
