Robert Holleyman
Robert Holleyman
Robert W. Holleyman II was confirmed to be the next United States Deputy Trade Representative in the Office of the United States Trade Representative in September, 2014, and previously served as President & CEO of the Business Software Alliance, the trade consortium which represents the interests of major software houses in the world since 1990...
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