Appointment of David K. Karnes as a Member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations

The President today appointed David K. Karnes to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations for a term of 2 years. He would succeed Linda Arey.

Senator Karnes served as a United States Senator for the State of Nebraska from 1987 to 1989, finishing the expired term of the late Senator Edward Zorinsky. Prior to this he was vice president and general counsel of the Scoular Co., in Omaha, NE.

Senator Karnes graduated from the University of Nebraska (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). He was born December 12, 1948, in Omaha, NE. Senator Karnes is married, has four children, and resides in Washington, DC.