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U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH INVITES LOCAL
COLUMBUS FEMALE EXECUTIVES TO DISCUSS FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
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Columbus,
Ohio, August 7, 2001- Judy Huang Lewis, founder of Columbus based
889 Global Solutions Ltd., was invited and met with US President
George W. Bush Thursday August 3, 2001 at the White House to discuss
foreign trade issues. Ms. Huang as 1 of 32 female executives was
part of a "fly-in" sponsored by The Business Roundtable's go
TRADE organization and supported by the Ohio Alliance for
International Trade, to promote passage of Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA). Every President from Ford to Clinton has had TPA but in 1994
the legislation lapsed and has not been renewed. Our foreign
competitors are negotiating a web of trade agreements that exclude
us. Of the more than 130 bilateral and regional trade agreements in
force, only two include the United States (US-Israel and NAFTA).
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Bush expressed his vision to "capture the spirit of hope
uniting the nation.trade is a vital issue as far as I am
concerned.NAFTA has been a huge winner for
our hemisphere.trade benefits us globally as well.when you
develop the habits of a marketplace you
develop the habits of democracy (referring to China).The
President (I) needs the capacity to negotiate free trade agreements." |
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| US Trade
Representative Robert Zoellick and Secretary of Agriculture Ann
Veneman also addressed the executives. Secretary Veneman
pointed out we "must talk about the real benefits we gain from
trade agreements.its good for our businesses and good for our
consumers.we (USA) are on the sidelines.and we must have TPA to
continue to negotiate agreements, to create new market opportunities,
to remain competitive in the global marketplace and without the
ability to negotiate new agreements, enormous opportunities
are being lost." Ambassador Zoellick expressed "an activist US
trade strategy is essential.the topic of trade intersects
with all of us.small and medium sized enterprises, these
businesses are without the big corporate affiliates and need straight
forward rules, trade transparency.trade and openness are vitally
important to women around the world.free trade is a women's
issue.the rest of the world has the authority to negotiate at the
table.it is crucial for the US to get off the sidelines.TPA
will send an unmistakable signal that we speak with
one voice at the negotiating table." |
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According
to Ms Huang, "The awarding of the Olympics in 2008, and
China's accession to the WTO are great things for our
business and all businesses that deal with
China since it creates a higher level of confidence, more
transparency and, therefore, reduces the
level of fear so many US manufacturing companies have when it
comes to China." |
| Participants
in this "fly-in" included The Business Roundtable, a
collection of US based senior executives currently headed by
Boeing's Phil Condit, 889 Global Solutions,
Mercedes Benz, Genzyme, Daimler Chrysler, Honda of America,
Massachusetts Export Center &
Mevatec among others. |
889 Global Solutions is an advisory
consulting firm specializing in assisting companies implement
profitable strategies for Greater
China. This strategy may include reducing cost
through global sourcing, increasing sales to the Greater China
region or shifting all or
part of your manufacturing to China. Additional information is
available at www.889globalsolutions.com. |
For more information contact:
1780 East Broad Street
Columbus OH 43203
Tel: 614 253 7889
Fax: 720 294 6551
Email:globalsolutions@columbus.rr.com
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