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Leveraging e-commerce in the fight against COVID-19

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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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