U.S.– CHINA COMMISSION HEARING,January 13, 2005

U.S.– CHINA COMMISSION HEARINGS

Hearing on the Impact of U.S.-China Trade and Investment on Pacific Northwest Industries Thursday, January 13, 2005

	The Bell Harbor Hotel - Bell Street, Pier 66 (3rd Floor Bell Harbor International Conference Center) 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121

HEARING AGENDA \|
OPENING REMARKS

•	OPENING STATEMENTS
	OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN C. RICHARD D’AMATO
	OPENING STATEMENT BY HEARING CO-CHAIR GEORGE BECKER

PARTICIPANTS and TESTIMONY: (Click on a name to read participants bios and the remark icon link to read prepared remarks in an HTML page or a PDF file by clicking the link associated with each individual)

		Remarks

Congressional Perspectives
*	Congressman Jim McDermott, (D-WA-7th District)

Panel I: Washington State Trade and Investment with China
*	Mr. Joseph J. Borich, Executive Director, Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle, WA
*	Mr. Rick Bender, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Seattle, WA
*	Dr. Robert E. Scott, Director of International Programs, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC
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Panel II: Aviation/Aerospace
*	Mr. John Walsh, President, Walsh Aviation, Annapolis, Maryland
	International Asssociation of Makchinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
*	Mr. Owen Herrnstadt, Director, IAM Department of Trade and Globalization, Upper Marlboro, MD,
	Mr. Owen Herrnstadt, Executive Summary
*	Mr. Richard Schneider, IAM Aerospace Coordinator, Upper Marlboro, MD
*	Mr. Mark Blondin, President and Directing Business Representative IAM District 751, Seattle, WA
*	Ms. Heidi Wood, Aerospace/Defense Analyst, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY

Panel III: Software/High -Tech
*	Mr. Marcus Courtney, Washington A lliance of Technology Workers CWA Local 37083, Seattle, WA
*	Dr. Ron Hira, Assistant Professor, Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
*	Mr. Jesse Feder, Director and Counsel for Intermational Trade and Intellectual Property, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC

Panel IV: Agriculture
*	Dr. Thomas Wahl, Director of Impact Control Center, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
*	Mr. Christian Schlect, President, Northwest Horticultural Council, Yakima, WA
*	Mr. Rod Christensen, Representative, Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee, Kennewick, WA

Panel V: Forest Products
	Mr. Dale Lovett, Union Representative, PACE Union & PPRC Union, Wickliffe, KY
	Dr. Ivan Eastin, Acting Director and Professor, Center for International Trade in Forest Products, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Panel VI: Shipping/Maritime
	Mr. Mic Dinsmore, CEO, Port of Seattle, WA
	Mr. Nathaniel “Sam” Ruda, Marine Director, Port of Portland, OR
	Mr. David Blackburn, President, Faria Corp., Uncasville, CT (representing the National Marine Manufacturers Association)

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