Gilbert B. Kaplan

This article is about the American attorney. For the American publisher and conductor, see Gilbert Kaplan.

Gilbert Bruce Kaplan (born July 9, 1951) is an American attorney and former Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade in the United States Department of Commerce. Prior to his role at Commerce, Kaplan was a partner at King & Spalding, and is the co-founder of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. During the administration of Ronald Reagan, Kaplan served as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, and Director of the Office of Investigations at the Department of Commerce. A former steel industry lobbyist, he has won cases against China.

Gilbert B. Kaplan
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
In office March 20, 2018 – September 19, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Stefan M. Selig
Succeeded by	Marisa Lago
Personal details
Born	Gilbert Bruce Kaplan (1951-07-09) July 9, 1951 Endicott, New York, U.S.
Education	Harvard University Harvard Law School

Kaplan resigned his position at Commerce on September 19, 2019.

External links

• Biography at King & Spalding Archived 2017-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
• ITA biography