updated: May 22, 2007

Import Monitoring of Textile and Apparel Products from Vietnam Public Hearing - April 24, 2007

DOWNLOAD FULL HEARING TRANSCRIPT   (PDF 83pp 182Kb) Testimony at the hearing was presented in 3 panels, each comprised of 4 speakers Video of each panel presentation is provided separately

F i r s t   P a n e l     Left-Click to Stream Video     Right-Click to Download   (WMV 29Mb)   STEPHEN LAMAR       Executive Vice President,       American apparel and Footwear       Association   RONALD SHULMAN       President,       JCPenney Purchasing Corporation   WILBUR ROSS, JR.       Chairman,       International Textile Group   JEFF MEIER       Senior Vice President of Global       Sourcing, Hampshire Group   S e c o n d   P a n e l     Left-Click to Stream Video     Right-Click to Download   (WMV 23Mb)   KHIEN DUY NGUYEN       Commercial Counselor,       Government of Vietnam   MATTHEW NICELY       Vinson & Elkins, obo       Korea International Trade       Association   MICHAEL HUBBARD       Vice President,       National Council of       Textile Organizations   ERIK AUTOR       Vice President,       International Trade Counsel,       National Retail Federation   T h i r d   P a n e l     Left-Click to Stream Video     Right-Click to Download   (WMV 19Mb)   STEPHANIE LESTER       Vice President for International Trade       Retail Industry Leaders Association   LE XUAN DUONG       Executive Director,       Vietnam Trade Center, obo       Vietnam Textile Apparel Association   GARY ROSS       Vice President,       Corporate Manufacturing/Sourcing       - Liz Claiborne, obo       U.S. Association of Importers of       Textiles and Apparel   THOMAS VAKERICS       Sandler Travis and Rosenberg, obo       Vietnam Producers/Exporters Group

8 speakers also provided text of their prepared statements

American Apparel and Footwear Association   (PDF 3pp 206Kb)

International Textile Group   (PDF 3pp 169Kb)

National Council of Textile Organizations   (PDF 3pp 55Kb)

Retail Industry Leaders Association   (PDF 5pp 209Kb)

U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel   (PDF 3pp 19Kb)

Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association   (PDF 4pp 29Kb)

Vietnam Ministry of Trade   (PDF 2pp 138Kb)

Vietnam Producers/Exporters Group   (PDF 4pp 132Kb)

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