Mr Obama's US trade representative (his chief international negotiator) will be Ron Kirk, a former mayor of Dallas, a leading proponent of Nafta and a long-time supporter of liberal trade. His appointment disappoints the president's supporters on the left of the party. The new labour secretary has them applauding, however: she is Hilda Solis, an ally of the unions, a leader in Congress of opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement and a forthright critic of orthodox liberal trade.
奥巴马内阁中的美国贸易代表(他的首席国际谈判员)将由前达拉斯市市长荣•柯克(Ron Kirk)担任,他是《北美自由贸易协定》的主要拥护者之一、自由贸易的长期支持者。他的任命让支持总统的党内左翼人士感到失望。但是新任劳工部长得到了他们的赞许:她就是希尔达•索利斯(Hilda Solis),工会的支持者,国会里反对《中美洲自由贸易协议》(Central American Free Trade Agreement)的领袖,直截了当批评正统自由贸易的人士。