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Ch. 2 · EOP·Proposed·

Move all international economic policy coordination exclusively into NEC

Mandate says to avoid dual NEC/NSC loyalties by coordinating international economic policy entirely from the National Economic Council, and to have NEC advise PPO on financial-regulator appointments to overcome career resistance.

Mandate

Mandate Ch. 2 (Executive Office of the President) — NEC: set clear jurisdictions at start; Principal Deputy for international economic policy jointly appointed at NEC and NSC could serve two interests—international economic policy should be entirely coordinated from NEC; NEC should advise PPO on appointments including financial regulatory agencies and senior staff able to overcome civil-servant resistance.

Undo plan

1) Restore joint NEC–NSC coordination for trade/security nexus issues rather than exclusive NEC ownership. 2) Separate financial-regulator appointments from partisan NEC litmus tests; reinstate expertise and independence norms. 3) Publish jurisdictional MOUs among NEC, NSC, DPC, and USTR. 4) Protect career technical staff from purge-for-resistance framing. 5) Verify: interagency memo trail on major international economic decisions showing multi-council input.

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