 In 1991, President George H. W. Bush appointed Moskow Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the corresponding rank of Ambassador.In this role, he was responsible for trade negotiations with Japan, China, and Southeast Asian countries, as well as oversight of industries such as steel, semiconductors, and aircraft.Moskow returned to academia in 1993, joining the faculty of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University where he was professor of strategy and international management at the time of his appointment as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.