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Events Calendar 2008
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| Thirteenth Annual Senators' Conference, co-chaired by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. |
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September
2008 (tentative) |
| WCIT's annual "Doorknock" Trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with Washington State congressional delegation. |
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12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Business Briefing with The Honorable Michael W. Michalak, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam |
Washington Athletic Club, Meisnest Room, 1325 6th Ave, Seattle. Co-hosted by the National Center for APEC. |
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7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. IGD Speaker Series - Robert Mosbacher, Jr., President & CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) - "Reducing poverty through trade and investment in poor countries." |
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June 3
2008 |
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception to Welcome WCIT President Kathleen Connors to Seattle - Law Offices of K&L Gates, Seattle. |
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May 28
2008 |
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. "U.S. Congress and China Trade Policy: Perceptions and Realities" - a Roundtable with Congressman Jim McDermott, World Trade Center Seattle. |
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May 9
2008 |
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "Exporting in a Free Trade World: Targeting Opportunities in Canada, Colombia and Beyond." Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce -
The Tacoma Club. |
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April 25
2008 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Discussion with USRBC President Eugene Lawson and Russian Senator Mikhail Margelov: "Take a Closer Look at Russia" |
Co-hosted by the U.S.-Russia Business Council and the Washington Council on International Trade.
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April 24
2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., The Rainier Club (by invitation only); Breakfast with Jim Kolbe, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States. |
| Co-hosted by the Initiative for Global Development, German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Washington Council on International Trade. |
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April 18
2008 |
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. "Asia Now: A Business Briefing on Malaysia, South Korea and the Philippines."Holland-America Dining Room, World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way South, Seattle. |
| Co-sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, and WCIT. |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Policy Roundtable with Christian Murck, CEO Asia, APCO Worldwide, Swedish Conference Room, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1301 5th Avenue, Suite 2500, Seattle. |
"China's New Government: The Way Forward" $12 members (WCIT, TDA, WSCRC), $15 non-members. |
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March 26
2008 |
| Roundtable with Mr. Azmat Ranjha, Minister (Trade), Embassy of Pakistan,
and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Holland America Dining Room, World Trade Center Seattle, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle |
| "Latest Developments and Business Opportunities in Pakistan" |
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February 28
2008 |
Lunch with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative |
| Co hosted by the Initiative for Global Development, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, and the Washington Council on International Trade |
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February 11
2008 |
Roundtable with Anders Åslund, Economist and Author, Peterson Institute for International Economics |
| "Developments in the Russian Economy" |
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February 5
2008 |
Latin America Roundtable, featuring Ms. Lisa Kubiske, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Dept. of State, and Ambassador John R. Hamilton, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala |
| "Challenges & Opportunities in Trade in the Western Hemisphere (Panama and Colombia)" |
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