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Archive for 2017

  • Moderating

    Smallholder Farmers’ Voice on Trade

    Thank you to CSIS and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization for inviting me to moderate this important panel on how smallholders can participate more effectively in shaping global agricultural standards and trade rules.

  • Speaking Event

    Global Supply Chain Summit

    I was pleased to be invited to speak at the 5th annual Global Supply Chain Summit on a panel about the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement about how the agreement can help farmers in developing countries while also creating market access for U.S. farmers.

  • Speaking Event

    Transitioning Countries Toward Trade

    Andrea speaks on a panel hosted by CSIS’ Project on Prosperity and Development to discuss strategies for transitioning our relationships with developing countries from traditional aid to trade capacity building and full participation in the global trading system.

  • Speaking Event

    American Committees on Foreign Relations

    As Trump Administration trade policies accelerated in 2017, the American Committees on Foreign Relations was interested to hear more about the road ahead at their annual conference in June 2017.

  • Speaking Event

    Improving Public Trade Consultations

    Andrea participated in a panel hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on how the executive can improve its processes for consulting public stakeholders on trade negotiations and agreements.