Created in 1961, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development is a 36-country group designed to promote global economic progress — as conceived by a number of Paris-based bureaucrats.

The organization is exactly the type of entity that President Trump, with his “America First” agenda and mix of skepticism and hostility toward globalism, should want nothing to do with. But rather than disengage from the OECD, it is crucial that Trump defend the interests of the U.S. by nominating a representative to the body.