Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:Federal Trade Commission

Acronym:FTC

Description:
The FTC is headed by a Commission composed of five members who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and who serve staggered seven-year terms. The President chooses one Commissioner to act as Chairman. No more than three Commissioners can be of the same political party. As of May 2009, the Chairman is Jon Leibowitz. The other Commissioners are Pamela Jones Harbour, William E. Kovacic, and J. Thomas Rosch. One Commissioner seat is vacant. The FTC has two major law enforcement bureaus, Consumer Protection and Competition, supported by the Bureau of Economics, regional offices, and mission support offices. The agency enforces laws that prohibit business practices that are anticompetitive, deceptive, or unfair. It also promotes informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process. The work of the FTC helps protect consumers and preserve competition in the United States and, increasingly, the world.

Stakeholder(s):

• Jon Leibowitz: Chairman


• Pamela Jones Harbour: Commissioner


• William E. Kovacic: Commissioner


• J. Thomas Rosch: Commissioner


• Bureau of Competition: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: Marian Bruno, Jeanine Balbach, Holly Frost, Nathan Hawthorne, Stefano Sciolli


• Bureau of Consumer Protection: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: Eileen Harrington, Daniel Kaufman, Jonathan Soileau, Beth Wiggins


• Bureau of Economics: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: Pauline Ippolito, Liz Callison


• Office of the Executive Director: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: Charles Schneider, Steven Fisher, James Baker, Darlene Cossette, Karen Leydon, Randy Maples, Jeff Nakrin, Mark Oemler, Lori Walsh-Van Wey


• Office of International Affairs: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individual in the preparation of this plan: Russ Damtoft


• Office of the General Counsel: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individual in the preparation of this plan: Kathleen Johnson


• Policy Planning: The Commission gratefully recognizes the significant contributions of the following individuals in the preparation of this plan: Susan DeSanti, James Cooper, Christopher Grengs