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<p>The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team
which has grown significantly since June 2016 (from 45 to over 300 today), and is
continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hire the brightest and best talent
from within the UK civil service and externally, in order to build a world class trade
policy team that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage,
the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international
relationships and approach to future trade negotiations to ensure we are in the best
position to agree trade deals once we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has
recently appointed Crawford Falconer to the role of Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser
and Head of Trade Profession. Mr Falconer brings a wealth of global trade expertise
from over 25 years of working on trade policy in the New Zealand government, the World
Trade Organization and academia.</p>
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