THE GLOBAL BUSINESS DIALOGUE
Washington, DC

An Association for the Global Trade and Business Communities

Welcome to the Global Business Dialogue, a 21st Century Association for the Global Business Community. Its principal task is to highlight perspectives on global trade and investment and on the issues and decisions that will shape commerce and the world's business environment in the years ahead.

LAST EVENT: January 26, 2012 - 3 to 4:30 p.m.

TPP, FABRIC OF AN AGREEMENT, PART I.  Please click the link for details of this event, which featured presentations from Sean Heather of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thea Mei Lee of the AFL-CIO,  Gary Horlick, and Jay Eizenstat of McDermott Will & Emery.  

This entire event was taped.  Taken together, the following five segments constitute the afternoon's proceedings:

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.

NEW POSTINGS:  Recordings from

Snowball in the Pacific: The Gathering Momentum of TPP
A GBD Colloquium held at the National Press Club on December 16, 2011.

The following audio recordings were taken from this event:

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.

And from an earlier GBD event:

Congress, Russia, and the WTO
A GBD Colloquium held at National Press Club on November 16, 2011

The following four audio recordings are segments from this event:

1. Introduction and Remarks by William Cooper, Library of Congress

2. Remarks of Warren Maruyama, Hogan Lovells LLP

3. Remarks of John Magnus, TradeWins LLC

4. Remarks of Randi Levinas, U.S.-Russia Business Council, and

5. The Q&A Session from the November 16 Colloquium.

THE EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
From the winter of 2000, when the Global Business Dialogue was only an idea, through each of the past eleven years, this organization has benefitted greatly from the vision, support, and generosity of people from Japan, Japanese institutions and Japanese companies. 

We share the world's horror at the events that began with the earthquake Friday, March 11, in the Western Pacific and the tsunami that followed.   Our hearts go out to those who have suffered and are suffering from this disaster.  Looking ahead, we have great faith in the Japanese people.  We only hope that we will be able to find ways to be supportive of their efforts to recover and rebuild.

In that spirit GBD has made a contribution to MercyCorps in support of relief efforts in Japan, and we expect to highlight other helping hands in future postings.  The picture below reflects the calm of an earlier time.  It cannot return soon enough. 

Ready for Tea
from Shutterstock by Steve Yaker

           Current TTALK Quote.
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 LABOR ON THE COLOMBIA FTA

 "I urge you to postpone indefinitely the implementation of the FTA ... ."

Richard L. Trumka
of the AFL-CIO in a Letter to  President Obama
February 1, 2012

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