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By EditorRebecca Christie reports on Rob Portman‘s portrait.Former White House budget chief Rob Portman and his signature orange tie.The U.S. Trade Representative’s office honored one of its own today,roger vivier flats, unveiling the formal portrait of former trade chief Rob Portman complete with his signature orange tie. Portman, who steps down this week as White House budget director to return to Ohio, thanked a crowded room of current and former colleagues for the warm welcome and surprise tribute: Deputy U.S. Trade Rep. Karan Bhatia led a sizable contingent wearing various shades of orange neckwear, some matching Portman’s tangerine tie of the day as well as the more carroty orange he picked for the portrait. U.S. Trade Rep. Susan Schwab praised Portman’s work ethic and cited accomplishments, including work on trade deals with Central America, Bahrain, and Morocco as well as Colombia, Peru, Malaysia and South Korea. Also during Portman’s tenure,Louis vuitton handbags, she said, the USTR reached agreements with the E.U. on wine and with the Mexicans on tequila. We are not all work and no play around here. We, too,Hogan Shoes, have our priorities.” Portman told reporters afterwards that he attaches no special significance to orange neckwear. “I’ve always liked a bright tie,” Portman said.