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THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSSHIP

The following materials, in reverse chronological order, relate to the negotiations now in progress on a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. 

January 26, 2012 – Each of the six mp3 recordings listed below is a segment of the January 26 GBD colloquium on TPP.  Item 2a in this listing is not a recording but a set of two slides that Gary Horlick referenced in his remarks.  The event was:

TPP, Fabric of an Agreement, Part I: Selected Issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations.

And the presenters were: Jay Eizenstat of McDermott Will & Emery, Sean Heather from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thea Mei Lee of the AFL-CIO, and Gary Horlick from the Law Offices of Gary N. Horlick.  Here are the links:

 
1. Welcome and introductory remarks from R. K. Morris of GBD, followed by presentations from: 

2. Gary Horlick of the law offices of Gary N. Horlick,

2a. The Slides Discussed by Mr. Horlick,

3. Thea Mei Lee from the AFL-CIO,

4. Sean Heather of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and

5. Jay Eizenstat from the law firm of McDermott Will and Emery.

6. The Closing Q&A Discussion at Fabric of an Agreement.

December 16, 2011.   Each of the six mp3 recordings listed below is a segment of the GBD event on the Trans-Pacific Partnrship that was held at the National Press Club on December 16, 2011.  The title of the event was

                     Snowball in the Pacific:
         The Gathering Momentum of TPP

Ambassador Demetrios Marantis from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative gave the keynote adress. The private sector speakers were Sarah Thorn of Walmart, Devry Boughner of Cargill, Harrison Cook of Eli Lilly, and Eric Bilsky of Oceana. Here are the recordings:

1. Introductory Remarks by GBD president R. K. Morris

2. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on TPP.

3. A Wal-Mart perspective on TPP from Sarah Thorn.

4. A Cargill perspective on TP from Devry Boughner.

5. A Pharmaceutical perspective on TPP from Harrison Cook of Eli Lilly.

6. Fisheries Issues in TPP, explained by Eric Bilsky of Oceana. 

      and

7. A General Question and Answer Session.

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