American Manufacturing Council

The American Manufacturing Council was a group of prominent chief executives set up to advise U.S. President Donald Trump on domestic manufacturing initiatives. It was chaired by Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical Company.[3]

Manufacturing Jobs Initiative
PredecessorPresident's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness[1]
FormationJanuary 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
Founded atWashington, D.C.
DissolvedAugust 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) (201 days)
Parent organization
Department of Commerce[2]

Following the withdrawal of several members after Trump's defense of alt-right protestors at the Unite the Right Rally,[4] Trump on August 16, 2017 disbanded the Council, as well as the Strategic and Policy Forum.[5] The council itself had earlier informed the president that they intended to disband on their own initiative.[6]

Members

  Resigned   Members until disbandment   Resigned after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville

Former Members of the American Manufacturing Council
NameTitleEntityMembership Status
William M. BrownCEOHarris Corporationmember until disbandment
Michael DellCEODell Technologies Incmember until disbandment
John J. FerriolaCEONucormember until disbandment
Jeff FettigCEOWhirlpool Corporationmember until disbandment
Mark FieldsCEO (former)Ford Motor Companyresigned in May after leaving Ford[7]
Kenneth FrazierCEOMerck & Co.resigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8]
Alex GorskyCEOJohnson & Johnsonresigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[9][10][11]
Gregory J. HayesCEOUnited Technologiesresigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[12]
Marillyn HewsonCEOLockheed Martinmember until disbandment
Jeff ImmeltChairmanGeneral Electricresigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[12]
Jim KamsickasCEODana Incmember until disbandment
Klaus KleinfeldCEO (former)Arconicresigned in April after leaving Arconic[7]
Brian KrzanichCEOIntelresigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[13]
Richard G. KyleCEOTimken Companymember until disbandment
Thea LeeDeputy Chief of StaffAFL–CIOresigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[14]
Andrew LiverisCEODow Chemical Companymember until disbandment
Mario LonghiCEO (former)U.S. Steelresigned in June after retiring from U.S. Steel[7]
Denise MorrisonCEOCampbell Soup Companyresigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[15]
Dennis MuilenburgCEOBoeingmember until disbandment
Elon MuskCEOTeslaresigned in June over U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate accord[8]
Doug OberhelmanExecutive ChairmanCaterpillar Inc.member until disbandment
Scott PaulPresidentAlliance for American Manufacturingresigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8]
Kevin PlankCEOUnder Armourresigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8]
Michael B. PolkCEONewell Brandsmember until disbandment
Mark SuttonCEOInternational Papermember until disbandment
Inge ThulinCEO3Mresigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[16][17]
Richard TrumkaPresidentAFL–CIOresigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[14]
Wendell WeeksCEOCorning Inc.member until disbandment

Resignations and disbandment

Paris Agreement

In June 2017, Elon Musk announced his resignation from the council. He stated departure from the council was a direct response to the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.[18]

Unite the Right Rally In Charlottesville, Virginia

Seven executives resigned from the council in response to Trump's response to the violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017.[19] The first executives to resign were drugmaker Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich.[20] On August 15, 2017, Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, also resigned.[21] The same day, Richard Trumka and Thea Lee resigned, stating that "We cannot sit on a council for a President who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism."[22]

Disbandment

Following the withdrawal of the members, Stephen A. Schwarzman and the remaining members decided to disband the Council during a conference call on August 16, 2017. Schwarzman called Trump the same day to announce that they had decided to disband the Council.[5] Trump tweeted shortly after that saying that he and the group had agreed to disband the Council, as well as the Strategic and Policy Forum.[5][6][23]

See also

References
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  2. Hanna, Andrew (Dec 9, 2016). "Trump names Dow Chemical CEO to advisory council". Politico. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. Meyersohn, Nathaniel (2017-01-27). "Trump launches manufacturing initiative with business leaders". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. "Dell Says CEO Will Continue to Advise Trump Even After Defense of Racist Rally". 16 August 2017.
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  8. Pandey, Erica (15 August 2017). "More CEOs leave Trump's special councils". Axios. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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  10. Erman, Michael (15 August 2017). "J&J says leaving White House manufacturing council". Reuters. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  11. "Responding to Divisions Without Divisiveness" (Press release). Johnson & Johnson. 16 Aug 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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  13. "Intel CEO is third to exit Trump's manufacturing council after Charlottesville". Fox News. August 15, 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. "AFL-CIO Representatives Resign from Presidential Council on Manufacturing". Statement. AFL-CIO. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  15. LaVito, Angelica (2017-08-16). "Campbell CEO resigns from Trump's manufacturing council, moments after strategic and policy forum disbands". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  16. Sheetz, Michael (16 August 2017). "3M CEO resigns from Trump's panel". CNBC.
  17. Diamond, Dan (August 16, 2017). "3M CEO becomes seventh member to quit Trump council". Politico.
  18. "Elon Musk bails on Trump's advisory councils after US withdraws from Paris climate deal". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  19. "7 members of Trump's manufacturing council left after Charlottesville before Trump disbanded it". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  20. "Trump yields to pressure, calls neo-Nazis and KKK criminals". Reuters. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  21. Rebeca Shabad (15 August 2017). "Another top executive resigns from Trump's manufacturing council". CBS News. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  22. Jacob Pramuk (15 August 2017). "AFL-CIO President Trumka steps down from Trump manufacturing council". CNBC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  23. Barbaro, Michael (August 17, 2017). "August 17, 2017". The Daily. The New York Times.
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