-- Economics and Trade

--04/29/08  Market Based Solutions to Climate Change and Other Environmental Challenges; R. Andrew De Pass, Head, Sustainable Development Investment, CITI Alternative Investments; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--04/23/08  World Intellectual Property Day & Beyond: How the U.S. Government, Private Sector, and Academia Support International Outreach on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR); Wayne Paugh, Acting U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript - Listen to Audio
--02/27/08  Update on Pending Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia; Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative; Foreign Press Center Roundtable Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/26/08  The U.S. Economy: Wall Street Forecasts for the Year Ahead; David Resler, Chief Economist, Nomura Securities; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/22/08  Remarks on President Bush's Economic Agenda; Christopher A. Padilla, U.S. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade; Foreign Press Center Roundtable Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/06/08  Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to Jordan; Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Roundtable Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/09/07  Secretary Paulson's Trip to Africa; Ahmed Saeed, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--09/12/07  Roundtable on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to Panama, Peru and Colombia ; Carlos M. Gutierrez , U.S. Secretary of Commerce ; Foreign Press Center Roundtable ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--08/29/07  Pre-APEC Roundtable; Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, United States Trade Representative; Foreign Press Center Roundtable Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--07/26/07  Preview of Treasury Secretary Paulson's Trip to China; Ambassador Alan Holmer, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--07/24/07  Upcoming Travel to El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico; Anna Escobedo Cabral, U.S. Treasurer; Foreign Press Center Roundtable Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/31/07  Preview of Remarks to the Institutional Investors 4th Annula China Investment Forum; Clay Lowery, Acting Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/18/07  Preview of the Second Session of the Strategic Economic Dialogue with China; Ambassador Alan Holmer, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/18/07  Scene Setter for the Sixth AGOA Forum; Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC --Official Transcript
--05/02/07  Jimbo Wales and Wikipedia - American Business Leaders Series; Jimbo Wales, Founder of Wikipedia; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/01/07  International Trade: It Is Easier Now Than Ever; Israel Hernandez, Dept. of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/30/07  U.S.-European Union: A Post-Summit Readout; Ambassador C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/23/07  Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Transatlantic Community:Trade, Economics, Climate Change, and Global Cooperation; Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, NY -- Official Transcript
--04/17/07  U.S. - Japan Economic Relations; Senior U.S. Treasury Official; Foreign Press Center BACKGROUND Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--03/13/07  Business Development Mission to Saudi Arabia for the U.S. Saudi Arabian Business Council; Israel Hernandez , Assistant Secretary of for Trade Promotion, U.S. Department of Commerce ; Foreign Press Center Roundtable ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/28/07  The Zagat Survey, Company Origins, Overview and Objectives; Tim and Nina Zagat, Co-Founders, Zagat Survey; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--01/31/07  Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's Upcoming Trip to Mexico and Efforts to Promote Free Trade, Economic Growth and Security in the Western Hemisphere; Carlos M. Gutierrez , Secretary of Commerce ; Foreign Press Center Roundtable ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--01/17/07  The U.S. Economy: Wall Street Forecasts for the Year Ahead; John Lonksi, Chief, Economist, Moody's Investor Service; Foreign Press Center; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--01/12/07  Upcoming Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border Region to Identify Ways of Improving Trade Efficiency Along the Border; David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--01/09/07  U.S.-EU Economic Issues; C. Boyden Gray, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--12/12/06  Conflict Diamonds; Sue Saarnio, Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds, U.S. Department of State; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--11/13/06  APEC Preview; Senior Administration Officials; Foreign Press Center BACKGROUND Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/09/06  APEC Ministerial and Summit Meetings; Ambassador Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/09/06  Issues Affecting the Bilateral Trade and Investment Climate Between the United States and the U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia; David Bohigan , U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance ; Foreign Press Center Roundtable ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/20/06  U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship; David Bohigian, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/03/06  Update on NYSE Group, Inc. Initiatives; John A. Thain, CEO, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group, Inc.; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--07/18/06  Agriculture & The Doha Round of WTO Negotiations; Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agriculture ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--07/11/06  President Bush's Trip to the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia; Senior Administration Official; Foreign Press Center BACKGROUND Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/22/06  Programs and Topic of Interest to the U.S. Small Business Administration; Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/12/06  Upcoming Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction in London & the African Development Bank Meetings; Clay Lowery, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--05/11/06  Announcement of AGOA V Forum 2006; Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/18/06  Global Development Alliance Initiative; Daniel Runde, USAID's Office of Global Development Alliances; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/18/06  U.S.-China Trade Relations and Chinese President Hu Jintao's Visit; Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--03/30/06  Poverty Reduction Efforts in Latin America and the Agenda for the Annual IDB meetings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil ; Clay Lowery, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing ; Washington, DC -- Transcript of briefing
--01/25/06  Preview of The Conference Board Report on Global Productivity; Bart van Ark, Director, International Economic Research, The Conference Board; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--12/12/05  Progress Toward Completion of the Doha Round; Recent G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in London; U.S. Efforts to Help Iraqis Overhaul Their Economy and Rebuild Their Infrastructure; Timothy D. Adams, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--11/09/05  Preview of the Forum for the Future, November 11-12, 2005, Manama, Bahrain; Liz Cheney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for BMENA ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/13/05  Upcoming Trip to Asia; John A. Thain, CEO, New York Stock Exchange; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--09/23/05  Finalization of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Threshold Country Program with Malawi; Goodall Gondwe, Minister of Finance, Republic of Malawi; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC
--07/13/05  New Millennium Challenge Compact with Cape Verde; Josi Maria Neves, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cape Verde; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--06/13/05  Millennium Challenge Corporation's Compact with Honduras; Ricardo Maduro Joest, President of the Republic of Honduras; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--06/03/05  AGOA: Empowering Civil Society Orgnaizations to Build Economic Prosperity: The 2005 U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum in Dakar, Senal, July 18-20, 2005; Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/24/05  WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade; Commissioner Robert C. Bonner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- No Transcript Available
--05/20/05  Millennium Challenge Corporation's Decision on the Honduras Compact; Paul Applegarth, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/17/05  Conference Board Study of Global Productivity; Robert McGuckin, Director of Economic Research, The Conference Board; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York
--04/21/05  Corporate Boardrooms: The New Political Battleground; Bill McIntyre, Vice President for Public Affairs, Grassroots Enterprise; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/19/05  The Signing of the First Millennium Challenge Compact; Paul Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--03/02/05  Corporate Social Responsibility: The Key to Global Business Success; Dr. Angel Cabrera, President, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/17/04  The President's Trip to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting in Santiago, Chile; Senior Administration Officials; Foreign Press Center Background Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/16/04  U.S. Trade Policy: A Discussion; Richard Mills, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public and Media Affairs, USTR; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/10/04  Forum for the Future Meeting in Morocco, December 11, 2004; Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/09/04  Millennium Challenge Account Eligible Countries for 2005; Paul Applegarth, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/28/04  Economic Growth in the U.S. and Current International Development Initiatives; John Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; New York, New York
--10/26/04  Global Economic Growth and International Development Initiatives; John Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--10/21/04  Middle East Partnership Initiative; J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; Washington, DC
--10/19/04  The World's Economic Health; Gail D. Fosler, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--10/05/04  Four G8 Compact Countries Announce their Plans to Combat Corruption; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC  -- Official Transcript
--09/22/04  Broader Middle East and North Africa Upcoming Meetings; Alan Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--09/20/04  U.S. Participation in the Action Against Hunger and Poverty Summit; Ann M. Veneman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Foreign Press Center Roundtable; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--08/24/04  U.S. Efforts in the Financial War on Terrorism; Juan Zarate, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--08/19/04  Review of Global Economic Growth and Development Issues; John B. Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, NY -- Official Transcript
--07/16/04  A Preview of the Haiti Donor's Conference; John Taylor, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--07/16/04  U.S. and Global Economy in an Election Year; Steve Forbes, Forbes Magazine Publisher and Editor-in Chief; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--06/16/04  The U.S. Economy in the Election Year and Its Impact on Global Markets; Steve Forbes, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of "Forbes" Magazine; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/28/04  Corruption Is a Threat to Democracy and Development: One of the Issues at the Organization of American States' 34th General Assembly, June 6-8, Quito, Ecuador; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/27/04  The G-8 Summit; Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/06/04  The Decision by the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Regarding Countries Eligible for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance in FY 2004; Paul Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--04/25/04  The New Color of Money: The Unveiling of the $50 Note Design; Samuel W. Bodman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--02/10/04  Foreign Media Credentialling for the Sea Island Summit of G8 Nations, June 8-10, 2004; Barry Bennett, Director of Communications, Sea Island Summit Planning Organization; Foreign Press Center Briefing ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/04/04  The International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia; Andrew S. Natsios, Adminstrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--02/03/04  The Launching of the Millennium Challenge Account ; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State; Foreign Press Center Briefing ; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--11/05/03  New Economic Survey on U.S. Job Growth and Federal Policy; Rick L. Weddle, Chairman of the International Economic Development Council; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--10/27/03  The Achievements of the Iraq Donors' Conference in Madrid and Progress on Economic and Financial Reconstruction; Dr. John Taylor, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript
--10/22/03  Preview of Iraq Donors' Conference in Madrid, October 23-23, 2003; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--09/05/03  Preparations for an Iraq Donors Conference; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs ; Foreign Press Center; Washington D.C.  -- Official Transcript
--06/17/03  Preview of World Economic Forum Extraordinary Annual Meeting, Jordan, 21-23 June 2003; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript.
--06/17/03  The Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology, Sacramento, California, 23-25 June 2003; Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript.
--05/14/03  Discussion on the WTO Case on the EU Biotech Moratorium; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript
--05/01/03  U.S. Assistance to the Iraqi Economy; Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript.
--01/24/03  Corporate Accountability: The Conference Board's Commission on Public Trust ; John H. Biggs, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF; New York Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--01/07/03  2003 African Growth And Opportunity Act ( AGOA) Forum: Port Louis, Mauritius -- January 13-17, 2003; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary Of State For Economic, Business And Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC -- Official Transcript.
--11/01/02  Conflict Over Diamonds: The Ministerial Meeting to Launch the Kimberly Process International Scheme for Trade in Rough Diamonds, November 5, Interlaken, Switzerland; Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel, Special Negotiator for "Conflict Diamonds"; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC Official Transcript
--10/22/02  APEC Summit: Latin American and Economic Issues; Senior Administration Official; Foreign Press Center BACKGROUND Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--10/21/02  Scenesetter for the Visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin and the Trip of President George W. Bush to the APEC Summit; Senior Administration Official; Foreign Press Center BACKGROUND Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--10/15/02  Scenesetter for the Upcoming APEC meetings in Los Cabos, Mexico; Ambassador C. Lawrence Greenwood, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Department of State ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--09/16/02  New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); Walter Kansteiner, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; New York Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York Official Transcript
--08/28/02  World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): Trade and Finance Issues ; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--08/21/02  Scenesetter for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) -- Johannesburg, August 26-September 4, 2002; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--08/20/02  The State of the U.S. Economy; R. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--07/26/02  The U.S. WTO Agriculture Initiative; Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--07/12/02  U.S.-Mexican Labor Relations; Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--06/21/02  Africa and the Upcoming G-8 meetings; Senior Administration Official; Foreign Press Center Background Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--06/06/02  Scenesetter for the World Food Summit, Rome 10-13, 2002; Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--05/22/02  The 2002 Farm Bill: Implications for International Trade; Dr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--04/11/02  Scenesetter for Trip to Japan and China, April 17-24, 2002; Don Evans, Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--03/12/02  Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development; Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--03/05/02  White House Section 201 Steel Remedy Decision ; Peter Allgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--11/01/01  Background Briefing on World Trade Organization Ministerial in Doha; Senior U.S. Trade Official; Foreign Press Center Background Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--10/25/01  New Challenges Facing U.S. Economic Policy After September 11; Dr. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisers; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--10/10/01  Upcoming APEC Meetings in Shanghai, China; Lawrence Greenwood, U.S. Coordinator for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--10/09/01  The World Trade Organization and the Future of the Developing World; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--07/24/01  Scene-Setter for Trip to Russia; Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--07/16/01  Scene-Setter for the G-8 Summit in Genoa; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--02/21/01  Bush Administration Economic Policy; Dr. Lawrence Lindsey, Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC (Unofficial Transcript)
--05/01/08  The Global Marketplace; Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext; Foreign Press Center Briefing; New York, New York -- Official Transcript