After 100 Years, Looking Ahead To Our Next Century

When President Woodrow Wilson signed the FTC Act on September 26, 1914, he opened the first chapter in the ongoing story of the nation’s leading consumer agency. Today, on the Federal Trade Commission’s anniversary, it’s an opportunity for us to reflect on the agency’s long and successful history of fostering honest business practices and robust competition in the marketplace and take stock of the FTC’s bright future.

I’m proud that the FTC continues to be on the cutting edge of rapid economic and technological changes. No doubt the next century will bring even more transformation that will impact the American economy and consumers. I’m confident that the FTC is well-positioned to meet the challenges of the next 100 years, and that it will continue to carry out successfully its mission on behalf of consumers.