Charlene Barshefsky

Charlene Barshefsky

"Ambassador Barshefsky is senior international partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. She joined the firm after serving as the US trade representative from 1997 to 2001, and acting and deputy USTR from 1993 to 1996. As the USTR and a member of the President's Cabinet, she was responsible for the negotiation of hundreds of complex agreements, including China's WTO Agreement, as well as global agreements in financial services, telecommunications, and intellectual property rights. She is a member of numerous organizations and is on the Board of the America-China Society and is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. She also serves on the Boards of Directors of American Express Company, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Intel Corporation and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. She is based in Washington, DC."


 * Chair, Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Latin America

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