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SA And The US: Promoting Regional Competitiveness - Details

SA and the US: Promoting Regional Competitiveness Details:
Category	Economic Diplomacy Programme
Where:	Jan Smuts House - Johannesburg
Date:	Tuesday 07 Jun 2011 -Tuesday 07 Jun 2011
Time:	09:00 -11:00

Event description:
The South African Institute of International Affairs cordially invites you to a Speaker’s Meeting to be addressed by Ambassador Demetrios Marantis Deputy U.S. Trade Representative on “SA and the US: Promoting Regional Competitiveness”. The meeting will discuss the following issues: • US investment and Trade with South Africa • Ideas on how to strengthen the US-South Africa Trade and Investment Relationship • Regional integration and the supportive role of the United States Demetrios Marantis serves as Deputy USTR, nominated for this position by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2009. He is responsible for U.S. trade negotiations and enforcement in Asia and Africa. He also leads USTR global initiatives on trade and development, labor, and the environment. Demetrios Marantis recently served as Chief International Trade Counsel (Majority) for the Senate Finance Committee. In this capacity, he advised Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D - MT), as well as members and staff of the Finance Committee and Democratic Caucus, on trade and economic issues. Mr. Marantis joined the committee in February of 2005 after serving as Issues Director for Sen. John Edwards on the Kerry-Edwards 2004 presidential campaign. Prior to the campaign, Mr. Marantis spent two years in Hanoi as Chief Legal Advisor for the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council where he provided technical assistance on international trade matters. Between 1998 and 2002, Mr. Marantis served as Associate General Counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative where he negotiated provisions of international trade agreements - including the U.S.-Singapore and U.S. Chile Free Trade Agreements - and represented the United States in WTO dispute settlement proceedings, including the U.S.-Mexico dispute on telecommunications. Mr. Marantis also worked for five years in the Washington, D.C. and Brussels, Belgium offices of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University. Time: 09:30 – 11:00 Date: Tuesday, 07 June 2011 Venue: Jan Smuts House, East Campus, Wits University RSVP: Salvation Andrease Tel: (012) 430 2670 Email: salvation.andrease@saiia.org.za