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| − | The Cordell Hull Institute was established in 1998 and is devoted to free market liberalisation. It appears to have stopped operating in 2006. | + | The '''Cordell Hull Institute''' was established in 1998 and is devoted to free market liberalisation. It appears to have stopped operating in 2006. NB: Cordell Hull was a US Secretary of State from 1933 until 1944. During his period in office the US positioned for post-war supremacy and planned accordingly. |
==People== | ==People== | ||
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*[[Harald Malmgren]]: Chairman: President, Malmgren Group, international financial consultants, Frederickburg, VA; former Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives | *[[Harald Malmgren]]: Chairman: President, Malmgren Group, international financial consultants, Frederickburg, VA; former Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives | ||
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*[[Douglas R. Oberhelman]] Deputy Chairman: Group President, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL, and a director, Ameren Corporation, South Side Bank and the National Association of Manufacturers | *[[Douglas R. Oberhelman]] Deputy Chairman: Group President, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL, and a director, Ameren Corporation, South Side Bank and the National Association of Manufacturers | ||
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*[[Richard O. Cunningham]] Vice Chairman: Senior International Trade Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chairman, Standing Committee on Customs Law, American Bar Association | *[[Richard O. Cunningham]] Vice Chairman: Senior International Trade Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chairman, Standing Committee on Customs Law, American Bar Association | ||
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*[[Hugh Corbet]] Chief Executive; President, Cordell Hull Institute; previously Director of the Trade Policy Program, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University; former Director, Trade Policy Research Centre, London | *[[Hugh Corbet]] Chief Executive; President, Cordell Hull Institute; previously Director of the Trade Policy Program, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University; former Director, Trade Policy Research Centre, London | ||
===Other Members=== | ===Other Members=== | ||
| − | + | •*[[Norman R. Augustine]]: Chairman, Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin Corp-oration, Bethesda, MD, having earlier been the Chairman and Chief Executive | |
| − | •*[[Norman R. Augustine: Chairman, Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin Corp-oration, Bethesda, MD, having earlier been the Chairman and Chief Executive | ||
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*[[Jagdish Bhagwati]]: University Professor of Economics, Columbia University, and An*[[é Meyer Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY; former Economic Adviser, Director-General of the GATT, Geneva | *[[Jagdish Bhagwati]]: University Professor of Economics, Columbia University, and An*[[é Meyer Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY; former Economic Adviser, Director-General of the GATT, Geneva | ||
*[[Herminio Blanco]]: Chairman, Consultoria Soluciones Estrategicas, international economic consultants, Mexico City; former Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industry | *[[Herminio Blanco]]: Chairman, Consultoria Soluciones Estrategicas, international economic consultants, Mexico City; former Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industry | ||
| − | + | *[[Robert C. Cassidy, Jr]]: Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | |
| − | + | *[[Barry Desker]]: Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; former Chief Executive, Trade Development Board, and former Ambassador to Indonesia | |
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*[[Lawrence Eagleburger]]: Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Secretary of State, earlier U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia | *[[Lawrence Eagleburger]]: Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Secretary of State, earlier U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia | ||
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*[[Thomas L. Farmer]]: Senior Counsel, International Markets, American Bankers Association, Washington, DC; former General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development | *[[Thomas L. Farmer]]: Senior Counsel, International Markets, American Bankers Association, Washington, DC; former General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development | ||
| − | *[[Audrae Erickson: President, Corn Refiners Association, Washington, DC; previously Senior Director for Congressional Relations, American Farm Bureau Federation | + | *[[Audrae Erickson]]: President, Corn Refiners Association, Washington, DC; previously Senior Director for Congressional Relations, American Farm Bureau Federation |
| − | + | *[[Thomas S. Foley]]: partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives; later U.S. Ambassador to Japan | |
| − | *[[Thomas S. Foley: partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives; later U.S. Ambassador to Japan | + | *[[James Frierson]]: member, World Trade Council of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN; former Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
| − | + | *[[Gary N. Horlick]]: Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, attorneys-at-law, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and member, WTO Group of Experts on Subsidies, Geneva | |
| − | *[[James Frierson: member, World Trade Council of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN; former Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | + | *[[Kihwan Kim]]: Senior Adviser, Goldman Sachs (Asia), Seoul; former Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Affairs, Government of Korea; earlier President, Korea Development Institute |
| − | + | *[[Hidehiro Konno]]: Chairman, Nippon Insurance and Investment Co. Ltd, previously Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan | |
| − | *[[Gary N. Horlick: Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, attorneys-at-law, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and member, WTO Group of Experts on Subsidies, Geneva | + | *[[William C. Lane]]: Washington Director, Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL |
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*[[Susan G. Lee]]: Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chief of Staff, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission | *[[Susan G. Lee]]: Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chief of Staff, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission | ||
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*[[Lord PARKINSON]]: director of private companies, London; former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for Energy and then for Transport, British Government; twice Chairman of the British Conservative Party | *[[Lord PARKINSON]]: director of private companies, London; former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for Energy and then for Transport, British Government; twice Chairman of the British Conservative Party | ||
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*[[Masahisa Naitoh]]: Executive Chairman, Japan Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo, previously Vice Chairman, Itochu Corporation; earlier a senior official, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan | *[[Masahisa Naitoh]]: Executive Chairman, Japan Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo, previously Vice Chairman, Itochu Corporation; earlier a senior official, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan | ||
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*[[Brent Scowcroft]], Lt. Gen. USAF (ret): President, Scowcroft Group, international consultants, Washington, DC; former Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security | *[[Brent Scowcroft]], Lt. Gen. USAF (ret): President, Scowcroft Group, international consultants, Washington, DC; former Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security | ||
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*[[Lorenz Schomerus]]: Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board, Allbecon AG, Dusseldorf;. former State Secretary, German Ministry of Economics and Technolgy | *[[Lorenz Schomerus]]: Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board, Allbecon AG, Dusseldorf;. former State Secretary, German Ministry of Economics and Technolgy | ||
| − | + | *[[Andrew Stoeckel]]: Executive Director, Centre for International Economics, Canberra; previously Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural Economics | |
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*[[Joseph E. Stiglitz]]: Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York; previously Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC; awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, 2001 | *[[Joseph E. Stiglitz]]: Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York; previously Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC; awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, 2001 | ||
| − | + | *[[Robert S. Strauss]]: Senior Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Trade Representative and Ambassador to Russia | |
| − | *[[Robert | + | *[[John M. Weekes]]: Senior Policy Adviser, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, attorneys-at-law, Geneva; former Canadian Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and onetime Chairman of the WTO General Council |
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*[[Clayton Yeutter]]: Chairman Emeritus: Chairman, OppenheimerFunds Inc., New York, and Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture<ref>Cordell Hull Institute [http://www.cordellhullinstitute.org/role/board.html Board of Directors]</ref> | *[[Clayton Yeutter]]: Chairman Emeritus: Chairman, OppenheimerFunds Inc., New York, and Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture<ref>Cordell Hull Institute [http://www.cordellhullinstitute.org/role/board.html Board of Directors]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 12 December 2007
The Cordell Hull Institute was established in 1998 and is devoted to free market liberalisation. It appears to have stopped operating in 2006. NB: Cordell Hull was a US Secretary of State from 1933 until 1944. During his period in office the US positioned for post-war supremacy and planned accordingly.
People
The Institute has a 28-member board of directors that represents a broad range of experience and expertise across the political, business and academic spectrum.
The original board members became concerned in the late 1990s about the loss of direction in international economic policies, seeing a strong need for governments to clarify issues and build domestic consensus before trying to embark on the further liberalization of trade and investment.
Set out below are the members of the Institute’s board:
- Harald Malmgren: Chairman: President, Malmgren Group, international financial consultants, Frederickburg, VA; former Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives
- Douglas R. Oberhelman Deputy Chairman: Group President, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL, and a director, Ameren Corporation, South Side Bank and the National Association of Manufacturers
- Richard O. Cunningham Vice Chairman: Senior International Trade Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chairman, Standing Committee on Customs Law, American Bar Association
- Hugh Corbet Chief Executive; President, Cordell Hull Institute; previously Director of the Trade Policy Program, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University; former Director, Trade Policy Research Centre, London
Other Members
•*Norman R. Augustine: Chairman, Executive Committee, Lockheed Martin Corp-oration, Bethesda, MD, having earlier been the Chairman and Chief Executive
- Jagdish Bhagwati: University Professor of Economics, Columbia University, and An*[[é Meyer Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY; former Economic Adviser, Director-General of the GATT, Geneva
- Herminio Blanco: Chairman, Consultoria Soluciones Estrategicas, international economic consultants, Mexico City; former Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industry
- Robert C. Cassidy, Jr: Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Barry Desker: Director, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; former Chief Executive, Trade Development Board, and former Ambassador to Indonesia
- Lawrence Eagleburger: Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Secretary of State, earlier U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia
- Thomas L. Farmer: Senior Counsel, International Markets, American Bankers Association, Washington, DC; former General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Audrae Erickson: President, Corn Refiners Association, Washington, DC; previously Senior Director for Congressional Relations, American Farm Bureau Federation
- Thomas S. Foley: partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives; later U.S. Ambassador to Japan
- James Frierson: member, World Trade Council of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN; former Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Gary N. Horlick: Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, attorneys-at-law, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and member, WTO Group of Experts on Subsidies, Geneva
- Kihwan Kim: Senior Adviser, Goldman Sachs (Asia), Seoul; former Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Affairs, Government of Korea; earlier President, Korea Development Institute
- Hidehiro Konno: Chairman, Nippon Insurance and Investment Co. Ltd, previously Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan
- William C. Lane: Washington Director, Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL
- Susan G. Lee: Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former Chief of Staff, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Lord PARKINSON: director of private companies, London; former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for Energy and then for Transport, British Government; twice Chairman of the British Conservative Party
- Masahisa Naitoh: Executive Chairman, Japan Institute of Energy Economics, Tokyo, previously Vice Chairman, Itochu Corporation; earlier a senior official, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan
- Brent Scowcroft, Lt. Gen. USAF (ret): President, Scowcroft Group, international consultants, Washington, DC; former Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security
- Lorenz Schomerus: Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board, Allbecon AG, Dusseldorf;. former State Secretary, German Ministry of Economics and Technolgy
- Andrew Stoeckel: Executive Director, Centre for International Economics, Canberra; previously Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural Economics
- Joseph E. Stiglitz: Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York; previously Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC; awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, 2001
- Robert S. Strauss: Senior Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Trade Representative and Ambassador to Russia
- John M. Weekes: Senior Policy Adviser, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, attorneys-at-law, Geneva; former Canadian Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and onetime Chairman of the WTO General Council
- Clayton Yeutter: Chairman Emeritus: Chairman, OppenheimerFunds Inc., New York, and Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson LLP, attorneys-at-law, Washington, DC; former U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture[1]
