Special Textile Negotiator

Mr. Quesenberry is responsible for supervising US trade negotiations involving textiles and apparel while working to expand American industry access to overseas markets. 

Prior to coming to the USTR, Mr. Quesenberry worked for Senator Elizabeth Dole, most recently as the Legislative Director and before that as the Chief Counsel and the Policy Director. In those capacities, he was responsible for advising Senator Dole on all trade and manufacturing policy issues.  Prior to this position, he served as the Issues Director for Elizabeth Dole’s 2002 senatorial campaign in North Carolina.  Before joining Senator Dole, he was a government affairs counsel in the private sector and worked for a variety of campaign committees.

Mr. Quesenberry is a 1993 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and received his law degree in 1996 from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.  He is married to Mrs. Heather Quesenberry and is a native of Lexington, North Carolina.