Event Detail Information
Fireside Chat with Ambassador Dennis Shea, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative & Chief of Mission to the WTO
In cooperation with Swiss Advisory Council of the American Swiss Foundation and ASF Young Leaders Alumni Foundation
Dennis Shea serves as Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission, Geneva, where he represents the United States as Ambassador to WTO. Ambassador Shea was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 2018. Before joining the Office of the USTR, Ambassador Shea served for 11 years as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a bipartisan organization that annually assesses the U.S.- China security, economic, and trade relationship, including China’s compliance with its WTO commitments. Each year from 2012 to 2017, he served as either the Commission’s Chairman or Vice Chairman. As a Commission member, he has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress. Ambassador Shea has an extensive background in law and public policy, and previously served as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Program
11:30 Reception
12:00 Welcome and introduction Markus Diethelm, Chairman of the ASF Swiss Advisory Council & UBS Group General Counsel
12:10 Fireside chat Ambassador Dennis Shea, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative & Chief of Mission, Geneva; Martin Naville, CEO, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
13:00 Buffet lunch
Organizer
Organizer Name : SAMBA and Swiss American Chamber of Commerce
Location : Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten, Limmatquai 40, 8001 Zurich
Phone Number : +41 43 443 72 00
