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Op-eds and Speeches (Archive) |
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Commentary and remarks from USCIB and its global network of business affiliates
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June 16, 2009
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Remarks on combating child labor by
USCIB Executive Vice President Ronnie Goldberg to the International Labor
Organization
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June 3, 2009
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Remarks by ICC Chairman Victor Fung, at
the Sixth World Chambers Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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June 3, 2009
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Remarks by Rona Yircali, Chairman, ICC
World Chambers Federation, at the Sixth World Chambers Congress, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia)
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June 2, 2009
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Remarks by
OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría at a USCIB luncheon on the crisis and its
impact on cross-border investment
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June 2, 2009
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Remarks by
IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman at USCIB’s 2009 OECD tax conference
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June 1, 2009
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Remarks by
OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría at USCIB’s 2009 OECD tax conference
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May 21, 2009
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Responding to
the global economic crisis – OECD’s role in promoting open markets and job
creation (remarks by OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría, BIAC Business
Forum, Lisbon)
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April 1, 2009
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The G-20 and the Danger of Protectionism
(letter by USCIB President Peter M. Robinson, New York Times)
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April 1, 2009
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Ad by ICC on the importance of fighting
protectionism in the G20 (published worldwide in the Financial Times)
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April 2009
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Water and the economic crisis (Op-ed by
Jack Moss, Chair of BIAC Water Group & Senior Water Advisor, AquaFed,
OECD Observer)
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March 30, 2009
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Resist Protectionism (letter by ICC
Chairman Victor Fung, New York Times)
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March 5, 2009
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Remarks by ICC Chairman Victor Fung at
ICC’s 90th anniversary dinner
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March 5, 2009
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Remarks by OECD Secretary General Angel
Gurría at ICC’s 90th anniversary dinner
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February 2, 2009
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Remarks by ICC Chairman Victor Fung at
the launch of the ICC Research Foundation
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February 2, 2009
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Remarks by WTO Director General Pascal
Lamy at the launch of the ICC Research Foundation
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December 15, 2008
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Trade and investment as environment
protectors (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban, Warsaw Business
Journal – ICC website)
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December 3, 2008
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Remarks by Subramaniam
Ramadorai, Tata Consultancy Services, on behalf of the International Chamber
of Commerce to the Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India (ICC website)
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November 29, 2008
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Remarks by Louise Kantrow,
ICC’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to the UN Conference on
Financing for Development, Doha, Qatar (ICC website)
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November 12, 2008
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Remarks by Muhtar Kent,
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, on accepting
USCIB’s International Leadership Award, New York
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November 10, 2008
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A revitalized global trading
system needed to avert protectionism (op-ed by ICC Chairman Victor Fung,
China Daily)
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November 6, 2008
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Remarks by USCIB President and
CEO Peter M. Robinson at a reception for the IFC-ILO Better Work Project, New
York
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September 4, 2008
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Remarks on the UNEP Report on
Green Jobs (by USCIB Executive Vice President Ronnie Goldberg)
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July 22, 2008
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Advancing Corporate
Responsibility: An International Business Perspective (remarks by USCIB
Executive Vice President Ronnie Goldberg to the Jamaica Employers’
Federation)
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June 18, 2008
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Remarks by USCIB President and
CEO Peter M. Robinson at the OECD Ministerial on the Future of the Internet
(Seoul)
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March 12, 2008
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Remarks by USCIB President and
CEO Peter M. Robinson at a Breakfast Program on “Doing Business in Africa,”
New York
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January 29, 2008
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Saving Our Oceans (letter by
USCIB President Peter M. Robinson and Oceana President Andrew Sharpless, The
New York Times)
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January 7, 2008
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Year-End Essay by USCIB
President Peter M. Robinson (Journal of Commerce)
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December 31, 2007
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Losing the Bigger Picture
(column by USCIB President Peter M. Robinson, Shipping Digest)
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December 10, 2007
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Getting down
to the business of climate change in Bali (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Guy
Sebban, The Jakarta Post – ICC website)
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November 15, 2007
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Remarks by Peter Eduardo
Siemsen on behalf of the International Chamber of Commerce at the Internet
Governance Forum, Rio de Janeiro (ICC website)
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September 26, 2007
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Remarks by IOE President
Abraham Katz at the launch of the World Bank’s 2008 Doing Business, New York
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September 24, 2007
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Remarks by ICC Secretary
General Guy Sebban to UN Global Youth Forum, Geneva (ICC website)
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August 6, 2007
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U.S. Trade Policy (letter by
USCIB President Peter M. Robinson, The International Herald Tribune)
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July 31, 2007
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The Costs and Benefits of Free
Trade (letter by USCIB Vice Chair Thomas Niles, The New York Times)
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July 4, 2007
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Chambers are
crucial to Turkish reform (op-ed by Rona Yircali, chairman of ICC’s World
Chambers Federation, Turkish Daily News – ICC website)
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June 25, 2007
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One of the best-kept secrets in
international business (guest column by USCIB President Peter M. Robinson,
Shipping Digest)
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May 21, 2007
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Remarks by ICC Secretary
General Guy Sebban to the UN Commission for Science and Technology for
Development, Geneva (ICC website)
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May 6, 2007
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Remarks by USCIB Executive Vice
President Ronnie Goldberg to G8 Labor & Employment Ministers
Consultation, Dresden, Germany
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April 25, 2007
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Striking the Balance Between
Open Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, and National Security (remarks by
USCIB Chairman William G. Parrett, G-8 Business Summit, Berlin)
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March 25, 2007
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Remarks by IOE President Abraham Katz to the ILO Governing Body, Geneva
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March 1, 2007
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Political leaders must grasp final chance for Doha deal (letter by ICC
Chairman Marcus Wallenberg and numerous other CEOs, Financial Times – ICC
website)
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February 27, 2007
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Remarks by ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban to the Global Alliance for
ICT and Development, Santa Clara, California (ICC website)
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October 27, 2006
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Brown sets right example in his push for a revival of stalled Doha
negotiations (letter by ICC Chairman Marcus Wallenberg, Financial Times)
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October 19, 2006
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China’s Labor Law (letter by USCIB’s Adam Greene, New York Times)
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September 12, 2006
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Remarks by USCIB Executive Vice President Ronnie L. Goldberg to the
Jamaica Employers’ Federation Forum for Executive Women
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May 22, 2006
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Remarks by USCIB President Peter M. Robinson to the OECD’s Ministerial
Bureau, Paris
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April 27, 2006
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Doha Can Still Be Won (op-ed by six CEO members of the International
Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street Journal)
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April 27, 2006
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Doha: Let us get away from realm of one-upmanship (letter by BIAC
Secretary General Thomas Vant, Financial Times)
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April 5, 2006
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Sustainable fisheries serve a common interest (op-ed by USCIB Vice
Chair Thomas Niles and Andrew Sharpless of Oceana, Financial Times)
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March 6, 2006
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U.S Business Views on Current
Developments in the WTO (remarks by USCIB Senior Vice President Timothy E.
Deal, Humboldt University, Berlin)
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March 1, 2006
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Airline tax – a bad idea for
the poor (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban, International Herald
Tribune)
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February 27, 2006
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There you go again (letter by
USCIB Senior Vice President Timothy E. Deal, Washington Times)
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December 12, 2005
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The Doha Round: Why small business should care (column by USCIB Senior
Vice President Timothy E. Deal, Shipping Digest)
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December 10, 2005
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Creating a Climate of Change (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Guy
Sebban, South China Morning Post)
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November 8, 2005
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Stop IP Theft (op-ed by NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright, Wall Street
Journal)
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November 7, 2005
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Remarks by Lee R. Raymond, ExxonMobil, on accepting USCIB’s 2005
International Leadership Award
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September 14, 2005
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The UN's Development Goals: Business Can Help (op-ed by USCIB President
Peter M. Robinson)
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August 21, 2005
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International Business and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities
(remarks by USCIB President Peter M. Robinson to the China Top 500 Companies
Conference, Tianjin, China)
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July 2005
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International Labor Conference 2005 – Catalyst for Change? (by Antonio
Peñalosa, secretary general, International Organisation of Employers)
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June 27, 2005
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How ‘Merchandise Passports’ Can Unlock Customs (column by Cindy Duncan,
USCIB, Shipping Digest)
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May 17, 2005
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Why business values OECD guidelines (letter from BIAC Secretary General
Thomas R. Vant, Financial Times)
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May 13, 2005
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Counterfeiting is out of control (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Maria
Livanos Cattaui, International Herald Tribune)
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May 6, 2005
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Live’s endangered by fake medicines and goods (letter from ICC
Secretary General Maria Livanos Cattaui, Financial Times)
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May 2, 2005
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February, 2005
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February 18, 2005
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Doha is the
best hope for trade liberalization (letter by ICC Secretary General Maria
Livanos Cattaui, Financial Times)
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December 16, 2004
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November 8, 2004
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The OECD benefits the United States
(letter by USCIB President Thomas Niles, Washington Times)
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November 1, 2004
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Q&A With USCIB President Thomas
Niles (Journal of Commerce)
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October 12, 2004
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Remarks by
Jean-René Fourtou, Vivendi Universal, on accepting USCIB’s 2004 International
Leadership Award
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July 9, 2004
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Missed the
point (letter from USCIB President Thomas Niles, Globe and Mail, Canada)
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May 2004
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Enforcement of existing
laws should be the concern (op-ed by Adam Greene, USCIB, Ethical Corporation
magazine)
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January 13, 2004
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Nafta and Fairness
(letter by USCIB President Thomas Niles, New York Times)
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December 15, 2003
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We
Can Regulate Ourselves (op-ed by ICC commercial law and practice policy
manager Jonas Astrup, Legal Times)
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December 10, 2003
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Remarks by USCIB’s Senior Vice President Tim Deal to the Frank Hawkins
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
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November 17, 2003
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Draw on business expertise to fight terror (op-ed by ICC Secretary
General Maria Livanos Cattaui, The Straits Times)
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October 22, 2003
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Is Thailand Ready for Prime-Time Trade (column by USCIB's Franca
Gargiulo Western region representative, San Jose Mercury News)
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July 21, 2003
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E-Contracting: Self-Regulation better than UNCITRAL, says ICC (op-ed by
ICC commercial law and practice policy manager Jonas Astrup, American Lawyer
Media)
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July 11, 2003
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A World of Fakes (Report from Government Executive)
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July 9, 2003
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Multilateral investment pacts should be on Cancun Agenda (says ICC
Secretary General Maria Livanos Cattaui, The Financial Times)
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June 27, 2003
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The WTO is not hostile to animal welfare (op-ed by USCIB Vice Chair
Thomas Niles, The Financial Times)
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May 28, 2003
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G8 Must Lead Way to Trade Liberalisation (op-ed by ICC Chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou, The
Straits Times)
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May 9, 2002
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ICC’s “Denver Declaration”
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April 10, 2003
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It's
multilateralism that makes the world go round (op-ed by ICC Secretary General
Maria Livanos Cattaui, International Herald Tribune)
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April 2, 2003
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Doha offers a defence against
protectionism (letter by ICC Secretary General Maria
Livanos Cattaui, The Financial Times)
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January 29, 2003
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“The Case for Trade” (remarks
by USCIB Vice Chair Richard D. McCormick, City of Colorado Springs
international awards luncheon)
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November 6, 2002
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The very long arm of American
law (op-ed
by USCIB Vice Chair Thomas Niles, The Financial Times)
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October 28, 2002
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An End To Tax Trouble, At The
Double (article by ICC President of International Court of Arbitration Robert
Briner, Australian Financial Review)
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July 1, 2002
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World Leaders Fail to
Strengthen Global Economy (op-ed by ICC President Richard D. McCormick, The
Globe and Mail)
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June 25, 2002
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Empty words on trade won't do (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Maria Livanos Cattaui, International
Herald Tribune)
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June 2002
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2002 ILO Conference Plenary
Statement on Director General’s Report
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January 15, 2002
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Talk & Speculation: Where
to locate bilateral trade deal (Q & A with USCIB Vice Chair Thomas Niles, San
Antonio Express-News)
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December 7, 2001
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The Deseret News)
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November 17, 2001
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November 16, 2001
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World Trade is a Great Tool for World Peace (op-ed by ICC President Richard D. McCormick,
Rocky Mountain News)
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November 8, 2001
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November 8, 2001
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New
trade round will be an act of defiance
(commentary from Richard D. McCormick, President, International Chamber of
Commerce
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November 7, 2001
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The Illusions of "Frankenfood"
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September 26, 2001
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Tragedy
Calls for 'Merchants of Peace' (letter by ICC President Richard D. McCormick, USA Today)
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September 21, 2001
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Do
Business Despite It All (op-ed by ICC Secretary General Maria Livanos
Cattaui, International Herald Tribune)
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September 17, 2001
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NAFTA:
Good Medicine for Everyone (
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November 17, 2000
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Ten
Myths About Globalization (list by USCIB Chair Richard D. McCormick and president-elect International Chamber of
Commerce)
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November 1, 2000
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Cuba:
End the Embargo and Help Both Countries (op-ed by ICC Vice President Richard D. McCormick, The Miami
Herald)
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August 31, 2000
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Fox's
Vision Deserves a Second Look (commentary and analysis from
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November 29, 1999
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A
Better Economy the World Over (op-ed by , San Francisco Chronicle
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Recent op-eds and speeches
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