American Manufacturing Council
Group of chief executives advising U.S. President Donald Trump
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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]
| Predecessor | President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness[1] |
|---|---|
| Formation | January 27, 2017 |
| Founded at | Washington, D.C. |
| Dissolved | August 16, 2017 (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
| Name | Title | Entity | Membership Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M. Brown | CEO | Harris Corporation | member until disbandment |
| Michael Dell | CEO | Dell Technologies Inc | member until disbandment |
| John J. Ferriola | CEO | Nucor | member until disbandment |
| Jeff Fettig | CEO | Whirlpool Corporation | member until disbandment |
| Mark Fields | CEO (former) | Ford Motor Company | resigned in May after leaving Ford[7] |
| Kenneth Frazier | CEO | Merck & Co. | resigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8] |
| Alex Gorsky | CEO | Johnson & Johnson | resigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[9][10][11] |
| Gregory J. Hayes | CEO | United Technologies | resigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[12] |
| Marillyn Hewson | CEO | Lockheed Martin | member until disbandment |
| Jeff Immelt | Chairman | General Electric | resigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[12] |
| Jim Kamsickas | CEO | Dana Inc | member until disbandment |
| Klaus Kleinfeld | CEO (former) | Arconic | resigned in April after leaving Arconic[7] |
| Brian Krzanich | CEO | Intel | resigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[13] |
| Richard G. Kyle | CEO | Timken Company | member until disbandment |
| Thea Lee | Deputy Chief of Staff | AFL–CIO | resigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[14] |
| Andrew Liveris | CEO | Dow Chemical Company | member until disbandment |
| Mario Longhi | CEO (former) | U.S. Steel | resigned in June after retiring from U.S. Steel[7] |
| Denise Morrison | CEO | Campbell Soup Company | resigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[15] |
| Dennis Muilenburg | CEO | Boeing | member until disbandment |
| Elon Musk | CEO | Tesla | resigned in June over U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate accord[8] |
| Doug Oberhelman | Executive Chairman | Caterpillar Inc. | member until disbandment |
| Scott Paul | President | Alliance for American Manufacturing | resigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8] |
| Kevin Plank | CEO | Under Armour | resigned August 14 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[8] |
| Michael B. Polk | CEO | Newell Brands | member until disbandment |
| Mark Sutton | CEO | International Paper | member until disbandment |
| Inge Thulin | CEO | 3M | resigned August 16 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[16][17] |
| Richard Trumka | President | AFL–CIO | resigned August 15 after Trump statements regarding events in Charlottesville[14] |
| Wendell Weeks | CEO | Corning 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
- President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (2011–2013) – an earlier similar board
- Strategic and Policy Forum (January–August 2017) – another board also disbanded