Trump taps Dow Chemical Co. CEO Andrew Liveris to tackle outsourced manufacturing jobs

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Donald Trump said he is tasking an Australian multimillionaire CEO with bringing outsourced manufacturing jobs to the U.S.

The president-elect introduced Dow Chemical Co. chief Andrew Liveris as the head of the “American Manufacturing Council” at a Michigan rally Friday night.

Liveris, a 62-year-old who was educated in Australia before spending four decades with the chemical giant, is now based in Michigan and said he is committed to making products in the U.S.

Trump said that the CEO would soon begin creating his council to the Secretary of Commerce.

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