Afternoon. I am a paul almeida, dean of georgetown universities Mcdonough School of business. It is our privilege to host the annual professional speech Writers Association world conference against this year. Welcome back. Here at georgetown madonna we are Firm Believers that learning never ends. Whether you are attending a conference like this one, seeking an advanced degree or working with us executive Education Team to develop a customized curriculum for your organization, theres always an opportunity to understand even more, to learn and to explore. By nature, universities are creators and conveners of knowledge. At georgetown mcdonough, the work of our faculty and experiences of our students are enhanced by our location in the Global Capital city of washington, d. C. Where we have access to national and global leaders, in business, policy, government, and much more. Where else would you expect to find a section named all the president s in . Thank you for being with us here today
We will have it for you live on cspan when it gets underway. In the meantime, we learn about a new member of congress,. Congresswoman karen handel serves georgia six district that includes sandy springs. Rep. Handel representing the people of georgia. Host what was the most surprising thing you have picked up . Guest it was a fastpaced and its important because we have a lot we needed to get done and mean to make sure on the issue side in the policy side, but also giving the team put in place as well. Issues, the side of theres some type of learning curve with issues. You are dealing with debt ceiling and the budget situation. How do you bring yourself up to speed . Guest im a fairly studious individual so i spent every single evening catching up on issues and as many briefings as i can get to that i can go to. Yesterday we had a very good budget briefing. We had a tax reform briefing yesterday evening. My colleagues and not just from the georgia delegation but from the entire caucus h
Cspan 2 and watch anytime on cspan. Org. And listen on the free cspan radio app. Next, a discussion on the future of u. S. Trade policy and current trade Protection Measures proposed by President Trump. Well hear from former clinton and obama trade officials as they talk about protectionist policies. The role of the u. S. In the World Trade Organization, and President Trumps proposed renegotiation of the north American Free trade agreement known as nafta. This is an hour and a half. Glad to see everyone here. I am john mayo, a professor of economics, business and Public Policy at Georgetown Universitys Mcdonough School of business. I am also the executive director of our Host Institution for today, the Georgetown Center for business and Public Policy. I will tell you that we are delighted today to have a discussion on something very important, near and dear to the Georgetown Center, and that is the subject of trade policy. And in particular, we are going to examine the issue of whether
Cspan 2 and watch anytime on cspan. Org. And listen on the free cspan radio app. Next, a discussion on the future of u. S. Trade policy and current trade Protection Measures proposed by President Trump. Well hear from former clinton and obama trade officials as they talk about protectionist policies. The role of the u. S. In the World Trade Organization, and President Trumps proposed renegotiation of the north American Free trade agreement known as nafta. This is an hour and a half. Glad to see everyone here. I am john mayo, a professor of economics, business and Public Policy at Georgetown Universitys Mcdonough School of business. I am also the executive director of our Host Institution for today, the Georgetown Center for business and Public Policy. I will tell you that we are delighted today to have a discussion on something very important, near and dear to the Georgetown Center, and that is the subject of trade policy. And in particular, we are going to examine the issue of whether
[inaudible] it afternoon. Welcome, glad to see everyone here. If nothing else you are staying out of the washington heat in the airconditioning and enjoying the launch. My name is john. Im a professor of economics, business, Public Policy at georgetown universitys Mcdonough School of business. Im also the executive director of our Host Institution today, the Georgetown Center for business and Public Policy. We are delighted to have a discussion on something very important, near interior to the Georgetown Center, that is the subject of trade policy. In particular, we will examine the issue of trade remedies, think tariffs, quotas, and the like, remedy unfair trade practices. Or, are they themselves simply protection policies. Todays panel will be moderated by my colleague bob, he senior industry fellow at the center, he has taken a lead in promoting and advancing the georgetown hill and has gotten so popular over the years. Again we are glad to have you here. I wont steal bobs thunder b