Trade Policy in Transition
Robert Hamilton
Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, Washington State Department of Commerce
Lecture program via Zoom on December 10, 2020, 7:30 PM
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An overview of the international trading system prior to the Trump Administration provides a foundation for understanding strains on the World Trade Organization and the US-China economic relationship. What were the Trump Administration’s goals? What actions were taken with respect to the current trade agreements? Did the Administration’s actions work? What tariff actions did the Administration take with other countries? And, lastly, what can we expect regarding trade policy from the Biden Administration?
As the Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, Robert Hamilton has advised Washington governors on international trade issues, trade agreements and federal trade legislation for over two decades. He serves as the state’s lead in collaborating with federal officials in defending state programs subject to legal challenge under international trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) cases involving federal and Washington state subsidies for Boeing.
As Chair of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IGPAC), he provides state and local government views on international trade agreements to the United States Trade Representative, the federal trade-negotiating agency. In his role on IGPAC, Robert Hamilton reviews U.S. negotiating proposals to evaluate the potential exposure of state laws and regulations to legal challenge and to influence the final text of trade agreements.
Robert Hamilton
Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, Washington State Department of Commerce
Lecture program via Zoom on December 10, 2020, 7:30 PM
To login, click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2338112341
An overview of the international trading system prior to the Trump Administration provides a foundation for understanding strains on the World Trade Organization and the US-China economic relationship. What were the Trump Administration’s goals? What actions were taken with respect to the current trade agreements? Did the Administration’s actions work? What tariff actions did the Administration take with other countries? And, lastly, what can we expect regarding trade policy from the Biden Administration?
As the Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, Robert Hamilton has advised Washington governors on international trade issues, trade agreements and federal trade legislation for over two decades. He serves as the state’s lead in collaborating with federal officials in defending state programs subject to legal challenge under international trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) cases involving federal and Washington state subsidies for Boeing.
As Chair of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IGPAC), he provides state and local government views on international trade agreements to the United States Trade Representative, the federal trade-negotiating agency. In his role on IGPAC, Robert Hamilton reviews U.S. negotiating proposals to evaluate the potential exposure of state laws and regulations to legal challenge and to influence the final text of trade agreements.