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The American Council on Germany
and
Bucerius Education GmbH
cordially invite you to their joint
Discussion Series:
Talking about China: Europe, China, and the United States in the 21st Century
with
Daniel Rosen
Principal, Rhodium Group
Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
who will speak about
“The Implications of Normalization of China-Taiwan
Economic Ties”
Alexandre de Gramont
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C.
will comment.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
12:15 to 2:00 p.m.
at
Crowell & Moring LLP
590 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
There will be no charge for this event. However, you must register to attend. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or by Monday, November 30.
Daniel Rosen is principal of Rhodium Group (RHG), a New York–based research firm. He is also a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, where he was in residence from 1993 to 1998 and has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs since 2001. From 2000 to 2001 he served as senior adviser for international economic policy on the White House National Economic Council and director at the National Security Council. His work focuses on the economic development of Asia, particularly China. Other areas of research include energy, agriculture and commodities, trade and environment linkages, and economic transitions and competitiveness.
He is the author of Behind the Open Door: Foreign Enterprises in the Chinese Marketplace (1998) and coauthor of China's Energy Evolution: The Consequences of Powering Growth at Home and Abroad (forthcoming 2008, with Trevor Houser), Prospects for a US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (2004, with Nicholas Lardy), Roots of Competitiveness: China's Evolving Agriculture Interests (2004, with Scott Rozelle and Jikun Huang), and APEC and the New Economy (2002, with Catherine L. Mann). His first book on the intersection of China's energy sector and environment was Powering China, written with Dan Esty in 1995 for the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.
Alexandre de Gramont is a partner in the International Dispute Resolution Group of Crowell & Moring. Resident in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, he has handled numerous international arbitration matters involving parties in Asia, including China, arising out of international investment treaties as well as commercial agreements. Mr. de Gramont also regularly counsels investors and governments on the structuring of investments so as to minimize investment risk under international investment treaties and other international investment laws. Mr. de Gramont has advised clients at the pre-investment stage as well as in disputes under the ASEAN Investment Agreement, NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, and the Energy Charter Treaty, as well as numerous bilateral investment treaties. Mr. de Gramont was recently invited by APEC to teach a series of courses held in Singapore and the United States on investment treaties and investment arbitration to APEC government officials.
With special thanks to Crowell & Moring for hosting this event.
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