Michael Froman joins White House in joint security, economic post

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 – Michael Froman has been named deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, a position to be held jointly at the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. His responsibilities will include serving as the White House liaison to the G7, G8 and G20 summits of economic powers.
A former chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin during the Clinton administration, Froman also served in the Treasury as deputy assistant secretary for Eurasia and the Middle East. He was also director for international economic affairs on the National Economic Council and the National Security Council. Prior to working in the U.S. Government, he was a director of the American Bar Association’s legal assistance program in Albania and a member of the Forward Studies Unit of the European Commission in Brussels.