International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce

Charles J. Skuba

Chief of Staff
Market Access and Compliance

Charles Skuba serves as Chief of Staff for Market Access and Compliance in the International Trade Administration.

Previously, Skuba was appointed by the Bush Administration as Director of Public Affairs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade in December 2005.

Prior to joining the International Trade Administration, Skuba served as Director of Strategic Planning for Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA), a private, independent 501(c)(3) corporation that promotes private-sector-led economic development and facilitates trade and investment in the Caribbean Basin. At CCAA, Skuba was dedicated to the successful implementation of the U.S. Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic.

Previously, Skuba was an international marketing consultant with broad experience with major U.S. businesses across multiple business sectors including: apparel, financial services, telecom, high technology, consumer packaged goods, travel & tourism, and issues / policy advocacy. From 1978 to 1995, he worked in the advertising business as a senior executive with Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising and Dancer Fitzgerald Sample in New York and San Francisco.

Skuba has written articles on international marketing and strategic communications subjects. He is an Adjunct Professor of International Business at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. Previously, he served as a member of the faculty of The Robert H. Smith School of Business at The University of Maryland where he was an Adjunct Professor of International Marketing and Faculty Advisor to student consulting teams in the school's MBA program. He has won numerous advertising and marketing awards including the Gold CLIO, Gold ECHO and Silver ECHO.

Skuba earned an MBA in International Business from The George Washington University and a B.Sc.F.S. in International Affairs from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He also served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and the Virginia National Guard. From Luray, Virginia, Charles Skuba is married and now lives in Washington, DC.