PORTMAN SWORN IN AS US TRADE REP

Rob Portman was sworn in as US Trade Representative during a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington on May 17, 2005. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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