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Jobs on Main Street, Customers Around the World: A Positive Trade Agenda for US Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative
Karen G. Mills, US Small Business Administration
C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Dennis Hightower, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Miriam Sapiro, Deputy US Trade Representative

Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC

January 21, 2010


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USTR Ron Kirk delivered the keynote address at a conference held at PIIE focused on creating jobs through exports. His speech was followed by three roundtable discussions.


Audio

Introductory Remarks
C. Fred Bergsten
, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Administrator Karen G. Mills, US Small Business Association




Keynote Address
Ron Kirk
, United States Trade Representative




Roundtable I: SME Export Successes and Major Policy Barriers
Moderator: Ron Kirk
, United States Trade Representative




Roundtable II: Key Issues in Export Promotion
Moderator: Rochelle Lipsitz
, Deputy Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service




Roundtable III:
Developing Effective Trade Policy and Promotion for US Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Moderators:
Miriam Sapiro
, Deputy USTR
Dennis Hightower, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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