 Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, formerly the United States
Trade Representative, is Senior International Partner at Wilmer, Cutler &
Pickering, where she provides global strategic and business advice.
The breadth of Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky's
accomplishments and her international reach have been widely recognized: Harvard
Law School has honored her with its "Great Negotiator" award and the Harvard
Business School has chronicled her deft negotiating skills in a series of case
studies. Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky was the recipient of Yale Law School 's
Prieskel-Silverman Fellowship for distinguished public service, and her savvy
and skills are detailed at length in Leading Up, a book published under
the auspices of the Wharton School and the Wharton Center for Leadership and
Change.
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky has been extensively profiled
in many national publications here and abroad, including The New Yorker
magazine, The New York Times and New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street
Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun Times, London 's Financial
Times, as well as throughout the Asian and Latin American Press.
In her speeches, Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky's
unparalleled global grasp, sharp sense of humor, and engaging style come into
play as she explains the opportunities and complex obstacles associated with the
global marketplace, and the powerful geopolitical forces now shaping U.S.
economic relations, political alliances and commercial prospects. Drawing on the
skills she used to usher China into the WTO, spearhead global agreements in
financial services, telecommunications, intellectual property, and cyberspace,
and open markets from the countries of Asia, Europe and Latin America, to
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky offers
penetrating insights into the evolution of international economics and trade
policy, the link between international competition and global conflict, and the
economic drivers of peace. Her speeches offer practical advice on how
businesses, in this complex environment, can respond to changes in world events,
penetrate foreign markets and use trade negotiations to best advantage. And
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky offers audiences of all types unique insight into
the domestic and international politics, personalities and policies that
influence today's global economy.
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