Obama appoints ex-Boeing exec. Mulally to export council

Published 10:13 am Wednesday, July 7, 2010

President Barack Obama said today that his export initiative is off to a good start, after naming former Boeing executive Alan Mulally to the export council.

Mulally, now CEO of Ford Motor Co., joins Boeing’s CEO Jim McNerney on the council. In March, Obama appointed McNerney as chairman of the council.

Obama has pledged to double U.S. exports over the next five years. U.S. exports are up 17 percent in the first four months of the year.

McNerney released this statement over Obama’s newly announced appointments:

“President Obama has assembled an outstanding team to help reach the goal he has set for our nation to double U.S. exports over the next five years. It is an ambitious goal. However, with this team in place, I am confident we can develop a solid plan for the public policy decisions that will expand free and fair trade and strengthen the United States economically. I congratulate and welcome the new members named today and look forward to working with them in the months ahead.”