Hearing "Issues to be Addressed at the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization's Trade Expansion Negotiations"
Hearing Co chairs: Commissioners George Becker and June Teufel Dreyer
December 8, 2005
Room 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Senate Banking Committee (5th Floor)
1st and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
OPENING STATEMENTS
- Opening statement of Chairman Richard D’Amato (HTML) (PDF)
- Opening statement of Michael Wessel (HTML) (PDF)
- Opening statement of June Teufel Dreyer (HTML) (PDF)
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)
9:00 - 10:00am The Doha Agenda and China
- Mr. Myron Brilliant, Vice President, East Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
10:00 - 11:00 am WTO International Trade Law Issues
- Mr. Terence Stewart, Managing Partner, Stewart and Stewart Law Offices, Washington, DC (PDF)
- Mr. Robert Lighthizer, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Robert Lighthizer Powerpoint | PDF Slides
11:00 - Noon Impact on U.S. Industry
- Ms. Thea Lee, Policy Director, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC (PDF)
- Ms. Lisa Schroeter, Chair, NAM Trade Working Group, Washington, DC