U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday September 15, 1999 |
For additional information contact: Kathy Michels, 202-624-1409 US Trade Deficit Review Commission |
SCHEDULE OF FIELD HEARINGS
US TRADE DEFICIT
REVIEW COMMISSION
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Dr. Murray Weidenbaum, Chairman of the U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission, today announced the following schedule of field hearings:
| YEAR 1999 | |||
| Date | Location | Themes | Chairperson |
| October 29 (8:00-5:00) |
Pittsburgh, PA | Trade in Traditional Manufacturing Labor and Environmental Issues | Commissioner George Becker |
| November 15 (9:00-5-00) |
San Jose, CA | High Technology and Software Trade US-Asia Financial Relations |
Commissioner Anne O. Krueger |
| November 16 (8:00-4:00) |
Seattle, WA | Aerospace and Other High-Technology Exports US-Asia Trade and Market Access |
Commissioner Kenneth Lewis |
| December 10 | Washington, DC | Technical Briefing on the Trade Deficit "Causes, Impacts and Solutions Continued" | Commissioner Dimitri Papadimitriou |
| YEAR 2000 | |||
| January 21 (9:00-5:00) |
Dallas, TX | US-Latin American Trade NAFTA |
Commissioner Carla A. Hills |
| February 24 (10:00-4:30) |
Washington, DC | Executive Branch Views/Leadership and Committee Chairs/Members | Commissioner Murray Weidenbaum Commissioner Dimitri Papadimitriou |
| March 13 (9:00-5:00) |
New York, NY | Trade in Services US-Europe Trade Role of Financial Markets |
Commissioner C. Richard D'Amato |
| April 26 (9:00-5:00) |
Kansas City, MO | Trade in Agriculture Small Business Issues in Trade US-Canada Trade |
Commissioner Wayne Angell |
Detailed information on where the hearings will be held, and the format and procedures for each hearing will be announced at a later day. Be sure to check our website for the latest updates to our hearing schedule.
