Event: Webinar

Topic: U.S. International Trade and Trade Enforcement Policy under the Obama Administration

Date: June 19, 2009 Webinar @ 10:30 CDT (11:30 EDT).

Cost: $35.00

The program will last approximately 90 minutes. Time for questions will be reserved at the end of the program. Follow-up discussions with the speakers via phone or email will be offered as part of the program for those with specific questions.

Learn more/register: http://buyusa.gov/northtexas

The webinar is being presented by the North Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center and the North Texas District Export Council. The webinar will feature John Herrmann, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Trade, Energy and Environment on the National Security Council and Jennifer McCadney, Majority Trade Counsel, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade (invited). Also participating will be Bob Cassidy, former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Asia/Pacific region and the chief U.S. negotiator for China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Mr. Darryl Jackson, former Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security will be speaking. Additional speakers will include international trade attorneys and government relations experts from Washington D.C. law firm of Kelly Dyre Warren LLP.

The webinar will focus on the evolving international trade and trade enforcement policies of the Obama administration in light of the current financial crisis. Expert, Washington DC-based speakers will address issues that affect importers and exporters on a day-to-day basis, including: What are the trade enforcement priorities of the Obama administration? How will trade policy changes affect my company's U.S. and international manufacturing operations and service offerings? Who are the new key players and what policies will they pursue? What is the status of pending trade legislation and how could that legislation affect my company's operations? What can we do to ensure that our company and industry's voice is heard in formulating new rules and policies?