Senior Treasury Department official Julia Hahn is quitting to pursue a job in the private sector as the agency ramps up its efforts to strike trade deals with America’s trading partners.
Ms. Hahn, who serves as assistant secretary for public affairs, is leaving soon to start her own communications firm, according to sources familiar with the situation. In her position at Treasury, she worked on trade, tax cuts and sanctions on foreign entities.
She had planned to leave the department once President Trump’s tax cuts were extended, the sources told The Washington Times.
Mr. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill contains about $4.5 billion in tax cuts, including temporarily eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay and the ability to deduct interest payments for some automotive loans.
The bill cleared Congress and was signed into law by Mr. Trump on July Fourth.
Ms. Hahn started working at the White House at age