Dr. Peter Allgeier
Trade Policy in the Trump Administration:
Where is it Leading Us?
Trade Policy in the Trump Administration:
Where is it Leading Us?
DINNER - REGISTRATION CLOSED
9 January, 2018 Tucson Country Club
Social Hour: 5:30; Dinner 6:15; Speaker and Discussion: 7:00
For more than seventy years, the Republican Party and its leaders have been staunch supporters of free trade agreements. For example, the 2012 Republican platform reflected long standing support for free trade agreements and said, “The Free Trade Agreements negotiated with friendly democracies since President Reagan’s trailblazing pact with Israel in 1985 facilitated the creation of nearly 10 million jobs supported by our exports.” Moreover, the 2012 Republican platform strongly supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and urged prompt completion of the negotiations on it.
However, the 2016 Republican platform is far different from previous Republican platforms. The trade section is a collection of empty words and generalities and does not express support for free trade agreements. The platform drafters knew that Donald Trump would receive the nomination. They also knew that he would be out of step with previous Republican presidential nominees including Ronald Reagan. During the campaign and after assuming office, President Trump has used every occasion to express his antipathy toward free trade agreements. He has referred to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as “the rape of our country.” In addition, he has said, “I think NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) has been a disaster.” Over the objections of the American business community, he has withdrawn US participation in the TPP and has launched a process to redraft NAFTA. To assess the current state of U.S. trade policy and implications for the future, we welcome Dr. Peter Allgeier.
Dr. Allgeier had a long and distinguished career serving in the office of the United States Trade Representative. In 2001, he was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. He served in this capacity for 8 years. He also served twice as Acting US Trade Representative, during two transitions, in 2005 and 2009. In 2005, he was appointed United States Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Peter Allgeier has a PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina and has been a visiting instructor at Duke University. He is the past President of the Coalition of Service Industries which is a major business organization that supports policies that enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. service sector through trade and investment initiatives. He is currently the President of Nauset Global LLC, an international trade and investment consulting firm.
DINNER - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Meal Selections at the Tucson Country Club dinner include:
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
Salmon a la Chef
Eggplant Napoleon
9 January, 2018 Tucson Country Club
Social Hour: 5:30; Dinner 6:15; Speaker and Discussion: 7:00
For more than seventy years, the Republican Party and its leaders have been staunch supporters of free trade agreements. For example, the 2012 Republican platform reflected long standing support for free trade agreements and said, “The Free Trade Agreements negotiated with friendly democracies since President Reagan’s trailblazing pact with Israel in 1985 facilitated the creation of nearly 10 million jobs supported by our exports.” Moreover, the 2012 Republican platform strongly supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and urged prompt completion of the negotiations on it.
However, the 2016 Republican platform is far different from previous Republican platforms. The trade section is a collection of empty words and generalities and does not express support for free trade agreements. The platform drafters knew that Donald Trump would receive the nomination. They also knew that he would be out of step with previous Republican presidential nominees including Ronald Reagan. During the campaign and after assuming office, President Trump has used every occasion to express his antipathy toward free trade agreements. He has referred to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as “the rape of our country.” In addition, he has said, “I think NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) has been a disaster.” Over the objections of the American business community, he has withdrawn US participation in the TPP and has launched a process to redraft NAFTA. To assess the current state of U.S. trade policy and implications for the future, we welcome Dr. Peter Allgeier.
Dr. Allgeier had a long and distinguished career serving in the office of the United States Trade Representative. In 2001, he was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. He served in this capacity for 8 years. He also served twice as Acting US Trade Representative, during two transitions, in 2005 and 2009. In 2005, he was appointed United States Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Peter Allgeier has a PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina and has been a visiting instructor at Duke University. He is the past President of the Coalition of Service Industries which is a major business organization that supports policies that enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. service sector through trade and investment initiatives. He is currently the President of Nauset Global LLC, an international trade and investment consulting firm.
DINNER - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Meal Selections at the Tucson Country Club dinner include:
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
Salmon a la Chef
Eggplant Napoleon
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