Posted June 9, 2014

 

WASHINGTON – Kim Glas, deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods and materials at the Commerce Department, has stepped down, effective today.

 

Glas has also given up her position as chair of the interagency Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), which supervises the negotiation and implementation of textile and apparel agreements.

 

She left the posts to become executive vice president of the BlueGreen Alliance, a Washington-based national partnership of 15 unions and environmental organizations advocating for the renewable energy, energy efficiency, cleaner, safer chemicals and more.

 

Glas was a leading advocate for the Obama Administration’s Made in America campaign, where she helped launch the Made in USA database last year.

 

Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Glas served more than 10 years as a professional staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives. As deputy chief of staff and legislative director for Representative Michael Michaud of Maine for more than seven years, Glas managed the Congressman’s legislative agenda and was the key advisor on international trade and labor issues.

 

In addition, Glas worked for Representative John LaFalce of New York during her tenure on Capitol Hill, advising on trade and labor issues.

 

Glas earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the State University of New York at Geneseo.