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{{short description|American politician}}

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|term_start = April 12, 1996
|term_start = April 12, 1996
|term_end = January 21, 1997
|term_end = January 21, 1997
|predecessor = [[Ron Brown (U.S. politician)|Ron Brown]]
|predecessor = [[Ron Brown]]
|successor = [[William M. Daley|Bill Daley]]
|successor = [[William M. Daley|Bill Daley]]
|office1 = 11th [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]]
|office1 = 11th [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]]
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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|education = [[Vanderbilt University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small><br />[[Georgetown University]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small>
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'''Michael "Mickey" Kantor''' (born August 7, 1939) is an American politician and lawyer. After serving as the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]-[[Al Gore|Gore]] campaign chair in [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]], Kantor was appointed [[United States Trade Representative]], holding that office from 1993 to 1996. He was, in 1996 and 1997, [[United States Secretary of Commerce]].


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'''Michael Kantor''' (born August 7, 1939) is an American attorney who served as the [[United States Trade Representative]] from 1993 to 1996 and [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] in 1996 and 1997.
==Life and career==
Born in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], of Jewish parents, he holds a B.A. in business and economics from [[Vanderbilt University]], earned in 1961. He then served four years as an officer in the [[United States Navy]], and subsequently earned a J.D. from [[Georgetown University]] in 1968. Initially, Kantor worked for the [[Legal Services Corporation]], providing legal assistance to migrant farm workers. It was during this time that he first met [[Hillary Clinton]]. From 1976-1993, he practiced law with the Los Angeles law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Phillips & Kantor (now [[Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP]]), and was active in Democratic politics and fundraising. He also co-founded the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.


==Early life and education==
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An advocate of [[free trade]], Kantor, as Trade Representative, led U.S. negotiations that created the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO), such as the [[Uruguay Round]], and [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA). His efforts were broadly criticized by organized labor and environmentalists alike, for refusing to consider fundamental worker and environmental health issues in the core agreements. President Clinton later acknowledged the errors of his administration in relegating these key economic concerns to legally weak side agreements, while favoring large business interests in the NAFTA treaty document. "I think it was a mistake. I think it was part of a global trend that was wrong-headed." Kantor also engaged in organizating the [[Miami Summit of the Americas]] and three meetings of the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]], including the U.S.-hosted First Leaders' Meeting. With the [[European Commission]] of the newly formed European Union, he expanded the trans-Atlantic market.
Born and raised in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], Kantor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1961. He then served four years as a supply officer in the [[United States Navy]] and subsequently earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Georgetown University]] in 1968.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bradsher|first=Keith|date=1993-12-12|title=Mickey Kantor|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/magazine/mickey-kantor.html|access-date=2021-04-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


== Career ==
Kantor practices law in the Los Angeles office of [[Mayer Brown]],<ref name="mayerbrown.com">http://www.mayerbrown.com/people/Michael-Kantor/</ref> an international law firm based in Chicago. He is also the Co-Chairman of the [[Pacific Council on International Policy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://pacificcouncil.org/page.aspx?pid=382|publisher=Pacific Council on International Policy|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref>
Initially, Kantor worked for the [[Legal Services Corporation]], providing legal assistance to migrant farm workers. From 1976 to 1993, he practiced law with the Los Angeles law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Phillips & Kantor (now [[Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP]]), and was active in Democratic politics and fundraising. He formerly served and is founder of the LA Conservation Corps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lacorps.org/about/history-founder/|title=LA Conservation Corps » History & Founder|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>


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An advocate of [[free trade]], Kantor, as Trade Representative, led U.S. negotiations that created the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO), such as the [[Uruguay Round]], and [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA). Kantor also engaged in organizing the [[Miami Summit of the Americas]] and three meetings of the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]], including the U.S.-hosted First Leaders' Meeting. With the [[European Commission]] of the newly formed European Union, he expanded the trans-Atlantic market.
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Kantor has been married to broadcast journalist Heidi Schulman since 1982, following the death of his first wife, Valerie Woods Kantor in a 1978 [[PSA Flight 182|plane crash]] in [[San Diego]].<ref>"In Memoriam." ''From The Classes''. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. March, 1979. p. 30.</ref><ref name="LA Times"/> He has children Leslie, Douglas (from the first marriage), and Alix (from the second marriage); and grandchildren Ryan, Jackson, and Zack. Another son by Valerie, Russell, died in a single-car crash in October, 1988, while a senior in high school.<ref name="LA Times">"Son of Activist Kantor, 3 Others Killed in Crash." ''Los Angeles Times''. October 30, 1988. Metro, p. 6.</ref>

Kantor became United States Secretary of Commerce on April 12, 1996, succeeding [[Ron Brown]], who had been killed in the [[1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-04-13 |title=Clinton Picks Kantor to Head Commerce Dept. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-13-mn-58111-story.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Kantor practices law in the Los Angeles office of [[Mayer Brown]],<ref name="mayerbrown.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mayerbrown.com/people/Michael-Kantor/|title=Michael Kantor - People - Mayer Brown|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> an international law firm based in Chicago. He is the board of directors co-chair of [[Vision to Learn]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visiontolearn.org/about/leadership/|title=Leadership|date=2020-02-19|website=www.visiontolearn.org}}</ref> and the [[University of Southern California]] [[Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://communicationleadership.usc.edu/about/advisory-board/|title=Advisory Board {{!}} USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy|website=communicationleadership.usc.edu|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> a board officer of [[Drug Strategies]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.drugstrategies.com/home/board-of-directors/michael-kantor/|title=Michael Kantor|date=2014-04-13|work=Drug Strategies|access-date=2020-02-19|language=en-US}}</ref> a leadership council member of the [[Sargent Shriver]] Center on Poverty Law;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.povertylaw.org/about-us/board-departments/|title=Boards and Councils|website=Shriver Center on Poverty Law|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> a steering committee member of Japan House;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japanhouse.jp/losangeles/aboutus/index.html|title=The Global Japan House Project|website=JAPAN HOUSE(Los Angeles)|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> and a board member of [[Lexmark|Lexmark International, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/about/company/board-of-directors.html|title=Board of Directors|website=www.lexmark.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> and the [[Pacific Council on International Policy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pacificcouncil.org/about/leadership/board|title=Leadership|date=2020-02-19|publisher=Pacific Council on International Policy}}</ref>

== Personal life and honors ==
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Kantor has been married to broadcast journalist Heidi Schulman since 1982, following the death of his first wife, Valerie Woods Kantor in a 1978 [[PSA Flight 182|plane crash]] in [[San Diego]].<ref>"In Memoriam." ''From The Classes''. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. March, 1979. p. 30.</ref><ref name="LA Times" /> He has three children. Another son, Russell, died in a single-car crash in October, 1988, while a senior in high school.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-30-me-907-story.html |title=Son of Activist Kantor, 3 Others Killed in Crash |date=30 October 1988 |work=Los Angeles Times }}.</ref>

He formerly served on the board of directors of [[CBRE Group|CBRE]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBRE Group, Inc. - Leadership - Board of Directors |url=https://ir.cbre.com/leadership/board-of-directors/default.aspx |access-date=2020-02-19 |website=ir.cbre.com}}</ref> board of visitors for [[Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown Law]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of the Board of Visitors |url=https://www.law.georgetown.edu/alumni/alumni-leadership/board-of-visitors/members/ |access-date=2020-02-19 |website=www.law.georgetown.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> and international advisory board for [[FleishmanHillard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Advisory Board {{!}} FleishmanHillard |url=https://fleishmanhillard.com/about/iab/ |access-date=2020-02-19 |website=FleishmanHillard |language=en-US}}</ref> Kantor was awarded the [[Order of the Southern Cross]] by the government of [[Brazil]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2012 |title=Mickey Kantor |url=https://asiasociety.org/files/uploads/286files/Mickey%20Kantor%20Bio.pdf |website=[[Asia Society]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Jewish United States Cabinet members]]


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Latest revision as of 10:12, 28 August 2024

Mickey Kantor
31st United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRon Brown
Succeeded byBill Daley
11th United States Trade Representative
In office
January 22, 1993 – April 12, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byCarla Hills
Succeeded byCharlene Barshefsky
Personal details
Born (1939-08-07) August 7, 1939 (age 85)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Valerie Woods
​
(died 1978)​
Heidi Schulman
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(m. 1982)​
Children4
BildungVanderbilt University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy

Michael Kantor (born August 7, 1939) is an American attorney who served as the United States Trade Representative from 1993 to 1996 and United States Secretary of Commerce in 1996 and 1997.

Early life and education

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Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Kantor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics from Vanderbilt University in 1961. He then served four years as a supply officer in the United States Navy and subsequently earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 1968.[1]

Career

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Initially, Kantor worked for the Legal Services Corporation, providing legal assistance to migrant farm workers. From 1976 to 1993, he practiced law with the Los Angeles law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Phillips & Kantor (now Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP), and was active in Democratic politics and fundraising. He formerly served and is founder of the LA Conservation Corps.[2]

An advocate of free trade, Kantor, as Trade Representative, led U.S. negotiations that created the World Trade Organization (WTO), such as the Uruguay Round, and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Kantor also engaged in organizing the Miami Summit of the Americas and three meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, including the U.S.-hosted First Leaders' Meeting. With the European Commission of the newly formed European Union, he expanded the trans-Atlantic market.

Kantor became United States Secretary of Commerce on April 12, 1996, succeeding Ron Brown, who had been killed in the 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash.[3]

Kantor practices law in the Los Angeles office of Mayer Brown,[4] an international law firm based in Chicago. He is the board of directors co-chair of Vision to Learn[5] and the University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy;[6] a board officer of Drug Strategies;[7] a leadership council member of the Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law;[8] a steering committee member of Japan House;[9] and a board member of Lexmark International, Inc.[10] and the Pacific Council on International Policy.[11]

Personal life and honors

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Kantor has been married to broadcast journalist Heidi Schulman since 1982, following the death of his first wife, Valerie Woods Kantor in a 1978 plane crash in San Diego.[12][13] He has three children. Another son, Russell, died in a single-car crash in October, 1988, while a senior in high school.[13]

He formerly served on the board of directors of CBRE,[14] board of visitors for Georgetown Law,[15] and international advisory board for FleishmanHillard.[16] Kantor was awarded the Order of the Southern Cross by the government of Brazil in 2001.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bradsher, Keith (1993-12-12). "Mickey Kantor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ "LA Conservation Corps » History & Founder". Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. ^ "Clinton Picks Kantor to Head Commerce Dept". Los Angeles Times. 1996-04-13. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ "Michael Kantor - People - Mayer Brown". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Leadership". www.visiontolearn.org. 2020-02-19.
  6. ^ "Advisory Board | USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy". communicationleadership.usc.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ "Michael Kantor". Drug Strategies. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Boards and Councils". Shriver Center on Poverty Law. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  9. ^ "The Global Japan House Project". JAPAN HOUSE(Los Angeles). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". www.lexmark.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ "Leadership". Pacific Council on International Policy. 2020-02-19.
  12. ^ "In Memoriam." From The Classes. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. March, 1979. p. 30.
  13. ^ a b "Son of Activist Kantor, 3 Others Killed in Crash". Los Angeles Times. 30 October 1988..
  14. ^ "CBRE Group, Inc. - Leadership - Board of Directors". ir.cbre.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  15. ^ "Members of the Board of Visitors". www.law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  16. ^ "International Advisory Board | FleishmanHillard". FleishmanHillard. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  17. ^ "Mickey Kantor" (PDF). Asia Society. September 12, 2012.
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1993–1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Secretary of Commerce
1996–1997 		Succeeded by
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Preceded byas Former US Cabinet Member Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Cabinet Member 		Succeeded byas Former US Cabinet Member
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