The negotiating text of ACTA and many other documents, including even the lists of participants in the negotiations, are secret. The White House claims the secrecy is required as a matter of national security. But that does not mean the documents are off limits to everyone outside of the government. Hundreds of advisors, many of them corporate lobbyists, are considered “cleared advisors.” They have access to the ACTA documents.
Who are these cleared advisors? They are the members of these 27 USTR advisory boards:
http://www.ustr.gov/Who_We_Are/List_of_USTR_Advisory_Committees.html
All members of the advisory boards can request access to classified ACTA documents. Below are the members of just four of the advisory boards, ITAC 15, 8, 10 and 3.
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Intellectual Property Rights
ITAC 15
Chairman , Mr. Eric H. Smith
President
International Intellectual Property AllianceVice-Chairman
Mr. Jacques J. Gorlin
President
The Gorlin GroupSandra M. Aistars, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
Time Warner Inc.Kira M. Alvarez, Esq.
Director, International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and CompanyMark Chandler, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
and Secretary
Cisco Systems, Inc.Ms. Erin L. Ennis
Vice President
The U.S.-China Business CouncilFrancis (Frank) Z. Hellwig, Esq.
Senior Associate, General Counsel
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.J. Anthony Imler, Ph.D.
Director, Public Policy, Latin America
Merck & Co., Inc.Ms. Mary A. Irace
Vice President, Trade and Export Finance
National Foreign Trade Council, Inc.Jeffrey P. Kushan, Esq.
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood LLP
Representing Biotechnology Industry
OrganizationStevan D. Mitchell, Esq.
Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy
Entertainment Software AssociationDouglas T. Nelson, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
and Secretary
CropLife AmericaTimothy P. Trainer, Esq.
President
Global Intellectual Property
Strategy Center, P.C.
Representing the Thomas G. Faria
CorporationNeil I. Turkewitz, Esq.
Executive Vice President
Recording Industry Association of AmericaMs. Susan C. Tuttle
Governement Programs Executive
IBM CorporationMr. Herbert C. Wamsley
Executive Director
Intellectual Property Owners AssociationMs. Anissa S. Whitten
Trade Director
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.Ms. Deborah E. Wiley
Senior Vice President
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Association of American Publishers, Inc.Shirley Zebroski, Ph.D
Director, Legislative Affairs
General Motors CorporationTotal Members = 19
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Health Science Products and Services
ITAC 3
Chairman
Mr. V. M. (Jim) DeLisi
President
Fanwood Chemical, Inc.Primary Vice-Chairman
Robert E. Branand, Esq.
Representative
National Paint & Coatings AssociationSecondary Vice-Chairman
W. Martin (Marty) Strauss, Ph.D.
Vice President, Consumer Traits and Food Policy
Monsanto CompanyKaren L. Bland, Esq.
Consultant
Representing The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.Mr. Michael D. Boyd
Vice President, Public Affairs International
Schering-Plough CorporationShawn M. Brown
Vice President of State Affairs
Generic Pharmaceutical AssociationMr. P. Claude Burcky
Divisional Vice President, Global Government Affairs and Policy
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.Mr. Morris A. Chafetz
President
Hemisphere Polymer and Chemical
Company, Inc.Mr. Harrison C. Cook
Director, International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and CompanyMr. Donald E. Ellison
Representative
Government Relations, LLC
SACMAD. Geoffrey B. Gamble, Esq.
Director, International Government Affairs
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & CompanyMr. Edward L. Gibbs
President
North Coast Medical Equipment, Inc.Trevor J. Gunn, Ph.D.
Director, International Relations
Medtronic, Inc.Ms. Tine K. Hansen-Turton
Chief Executive Officer
National Nursing Centers ConsortiumMs. Regina L. Harper
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Milliken ChemicalMs. Mary A. Irace
Managing Director, Global Affairs
American Chemistry CouncilMr. Ralph F. Ives
Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Analysis
Advanced Medical Technology AssociationMr. Craig S. Kramer
Vice President, International
Government Affairs
Johnson & JohnsonMr. Adrian Krygsman
Director, Product Registration
Troy CorporationMs. Nancy R. Levenson
Director, U.S. Federal Government Relations
S.C.Johnson & Son, Inc.Matthew T. McGrath, Esq.
Partner
Barnes, Richardson and Colburn
Representing Intermune, Inc.Mr. Lloyd N. Moon
Vice President
Chemtura CorporationMs. Tracey J. Norberg
Vice President, Environment and Resource
Recovery
Rubber Manufacturers AssociationMs. Rosemary L. O’Brien
Vice President, Public Affairs
CF Industries, Inc.Mr. Gerald R. Prout
Vice President, Government and Public
Affairs
FMC CorporationMr. J. Lawrence Robinson
President
Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc.George L. Rolofson, Ph.D.
Consultant in Agricultural Science and Environmental, Regulatory, and Trade PolicyRolofson Consulting
Representing Gowan CompanyMs. Lisa M. Schroeter
Director, International Policy
The Dow Chemical CompanyMs. Marjory E. Searing
Vice President, Public Affairs – Japan/Asia and Latin America
Pfizer Inc.Mr. Isi A. Siddiqui
Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs
CropLife AmericaMr. Arthur J. Simonetti
Director, Trade Legislation and Regulation
Honeywell International, Inc.Mr. Henry P. Stoebenau
President
Efficient Global Trade, Inc.
Representing American Association of Exporters and ImportersMr. Albert C. (Cal) Sutphin
President Braden Sutphin Ink CompanyMr. Ford B. West
President
The Fertilizer InstituteMr. Andrew C. Zamoyski
President
Zamoyski and Company
Representing Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers AssociationTotal Members = 35
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Information and Communications Technologies, Services, and Electronic Commerce
ITAC 8
Chairman
Mr. SteveW. Stewart
Director, Public Affairs
IBM CorporationPrimary Vice-Chairman
Ms. B. Anne Craib
Director, International Trade and Government Affairs
Semiconductor Industry AssociationSecondary Vice-Chairman
Mr. Robert J. Mulligan
Senior Vice President International
AeA: Advancing the Business of TechnologyMr. Arun K. Bhumitra
Chief Executive Officer
Arjay TelecommunicationsMark F. Bohannon, Esq.
General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Public Policy Software and Information
Industry AssociationMr. Anthony Caldwell
President
Global Business Communication Solutions, LLC
Representing XSelDataMs. Melika D. Carroll
Director, Federal Government Affairs
Micron Technology, Inc.Ms. Susan D. Chapman
Director, e-Commerce Policy and Asia Pacific Trade Policy
General Motors CorporationMr. Calman J. Cohen
President
Emergency Committee for American TradeTod H. Cohen, Esq.
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Government Relations
eBay Inc.Holly A. Evans, Esq.
President
Strategic Counsel, LLC
Representing Advanced Micro DevicesMark E. Foster, Esq.
Attorney
Law Offices of Mark E. Foster
Representing Transaction Network Services, Inc.Ms. Meredith L. Golemon-Anderson
Director, International Trade Policy
Oracle CorporationMr. John P. Goyer
Vice President, International Trade
Negotiations and Investment
U.S. Coalition of Service IndustriesMr. Christopher G. Hankin
Director, Federal Affairs
Sun Microsystems, Inc.Ms. Tania W. Hanna
Director, Government Relations
Corporate Washington Office
Harris CorporationMr. Christopher J. Hirth
Director, Web Commerce Group
Intuit Inc.Mr. David M. Leifer, Esq.
Senior Counsel
American Council of Life InsurersMr. Charles B. O’Hara
Manager, National Government Relations
The Procter & Gamble CompanyMs. Wendy E. Owens
Chief Executive Officer
AbleMedia LLCMr. Joseph A. Pasetti
Manager, Government Affairs
Applied Materials, Inc.Mr. Daniel J. Peterson
Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs
Cook Group IncorporatedMr. Edward M. Rozynski
Vice President, Global Government Affairs
Stryker CorporationJacquelynn Ruff, Esq.
Vice President, International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Verizon Communications Inc.Ms. Loretta L. Schmitzer
Vice President, Government Affairs
The Boeing CompanyMr. Gregory S. Slater
Director, Trade Policy
Intel CorporationMs. Sarah G. Smiley
Associate Vice President
Advanced Medical Technology AssociationStephen B. Whitaker, Ph.D.
President
Whitaker Strategies, LLC
Representing BOSE CorporationTotal Members = 28
Industry Trade Advisory Committee On Services and Finance Industries
ITAC 10
Chairman
Mr. J. Robert Vastine, Jr.
President
U.S. Coalition of Service IndustriesVice-Chairman
Ms. Elizabeth R. Benson
President
Energy AssociatesMr. Thomas A. Allegretti
President and Chief Executive Officer
The American Waterways OperatorsMr. Fredric S. Berger, P.E.
Senior Vice President
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.Mr. Stuart J. Brahs
President
Stuart J. Brahs Consulting
American Council of Life InsurersTimothy C. Brightbill, Esq.
Member, American Bar Association
Wiley Rein LLPStephen J. Canner, Ph.D.
Vice President, Investment and Financial Services
United States Council for International
BusinessMs. Ellen M. Delage
Director, International Relations
The American Institute of ArchitectsPaul H. DeLaney III
FedEx ExpressLinda Menghetti Dempsey, Esq.
Vice President
Emergency Committee for American TradePeter D. Ehrenhaft, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Peter D. Ehrenhaft Consulting
Representing Harkins Cunningham, LLPMr. Gregory M. Frazier
Executive Vice President
Worldwide Government Policy
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.Madeleine F. Green, Ph.D.
Vice President and Director,
Center for International and Institutional Initiatives
American Council on EducationMs. Leslie C. Griffin
Vice President, International Governmental Affairs
New York Life Insurance CompanyMr. Charles P. Heeter Jr.
Principal, International Government Affairs
Deloitte and Touche USA LLPMs. Selina E. Jackson
Vice President, International Public Affairs
UPSMr. William A. Jordan
Senior Director, Government Affairs and Communications
The McGraw-Hill CompaniesMr. Leonard N. Karp
President and Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia International MedicineMr. Robert D. Kramer
Vice President, Public Policy
Computing Technology Industry AssociationMr. Gary W. Kushnier
Vice President, International Policy
American National Standards InstituteMs. Laura J. Lane
Senior Vice President,
International Government Affairs
Citigroup Inc.Dr. Marjorie Peace Lenn
President
Center for Quality Assurance in International EducationMr. Shawn C. McBurney
Vice President, Governmental Affairs
American Hotel and Lodging AssociationMr. DeRohn S.T. Mitchell
Deputy Director, Government and Business Relations
Alvarez & Marsal, LLCMr. Kevin C.W. Mulvey
Assistant Vice President, Corporate and International Affairs
American International Group, Inc.Mr. Patrick J. Natale, P.E.
Executive Director
American Society of Civil EngineersMr. Bryan M. Pickel
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and External Affairs
Prudential Financial, Inc.Mary S. Podesta, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Investment Company InstituteJean M. Prewitt, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Independent Film & Television AllianceMr. Ivan J. Sotomayor
Managing Partner
Sotomayor & Associates, LLPMs. Sarah F. Thorn
Director, International Trade
Federal Government Relations
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Mr. Philip M. Vaughn
Senior Director, Government Relations
Fluor CorporationMr. Carlos C. Villarreal, P.E.
Executive Vice President, Operations
Wilbur Smith AssociatesChristian (Chris) E. Wolfe, Esq.
Partner, Business Planning and Taxation
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.Total Members = 34
Update
See October 13, 2009 White House shares the ACTA Internet text with 42 Washington insiders, under non disclosure agreements