Cass Johnson is the president of the recently formed National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO). NCTO is a broad based lobbying organization that represents the interest of the domestic textile industry in Washington DC.
Prior to joining NCTO, Mr. Johnson worked at the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) for almost 13 years. Mr. Johnson started at ATMI as an assistant director of international trade and left ATMI as interim President.
During his tenure at ATMI, Mr. Johnson worked primarily on bilateral and multilateral trade issues concerning the textile industry. These included the NAFTA agreement, the Uruguay Round agreements, the CBTPA legislation, the AGOA legislation and the proposed CAFTA agreement. Mr. Johnson also served as the principal industry advisor during more than 45 bilateral textile negotiations, including those with China, Vietnam, Pakistan and India.
At ATMI, Mr. Johnson also produced major studies on textile market access, the impact of the quota phase-out, the textile crisis and currency manipulation.
Mr. Johnson has represented the textile industry in hearings before Congress, the International Trade Commission and the United States Trade Representatives Office. He is a member of the ITAC-13 – the government trade advisory council that represents the textile sector. Mr. Johnson has a BA in English from UCLA and an MBA from the same school.
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