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Brookings hosts U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker for a conversation on economic opportunities and the liberal international order
Event Information
June 2, 2016
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Falk Auditorium
Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
A conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
On Thursday, June 2, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined Senior Fellow Robert Kagan for a conversation on the economic dimensions of the liberal world order, including the critical economic opportunities on the global horizon and the role America’s private sector can play in helping shape modern commerce. They also discussed the importance of trade agreements to strengthening U.S. global competiveness. Suzanne Nora Johnson, vice chair of the Brookings Board of Trustees, moderated.
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