July 24, 2007: President Bob Vastine's presentation about Doha Round to ICTSD/GMF event in Geneva
July 10, 2007: CSI Steering Committee and Congressional Action Group Meeting
June 28, 2007: CSI's China Working Group meeting
June 26, 2007: Launch of US Services Study and Congressional Services Caucus
June 20-22 , 2007: CSI attends World Services Congress III in Bogota, Columbia
June 20 , 2007: Vice President John Goyer testifies at ITC hearing in support of US-Korea FTA
June 18, 2007: Meeting with Joao Machado, EU Commission
June 11 , 2007: Conference call with Christine Bliss and Chris Melly of USTR
May 16, 2007: Conference call with USTR on US-Australia working group for financial services
May 11, 2007: CSI meeting with Clay Lowery and David Kavanaugh
May 10, 2007: Conference call with Christine Bliss and Chris Melly of USTR
May 9, 2007: Meeting with new Senate Finance International Trade Counsel David Ross
April 24, 2007: CSI President Bob Vastine testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce about funding services statistics programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau in the fiscal year 2008
April 23, 2007: CSI meeting and Chamber of Commerce luncheon with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy
April 21, 2007: CSI President Bob Vastine's meeting with Xu Zongheng, mayor of Shenzhen.
April 5, 2007: CSI Congressional Action Group meeting
April 5, 2007: CSI meeting with Ambassador Alan Holmer, Treasury's Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).
March 27, 2007: Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on enforcement of trade agreements with China
March 22, 2007: Luncheon with the Brazillian Embassy
March 20, 2007: Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on Korean FTA
March 13, 2007: CSI President delivers speech on the benefits of liberalizing infrastructure services and the important role India plays in those negotiations at a high level conference in New Delhi
March 6, 2007: meeting with Japanese embassy about Mode 4
March 1, 2007: US-Korea Coalition meeting
March 1, 2007: CSI Steering Committee meeting
February 7, 2007: Meeting of the Trade Promotion Authority Coalition
February 7, 2007: CIAB reception for Congressional leaders on insurance
January 19, 2007: Conference call with USTR about US-Korea free trade agreement
January 14, 2007: Meeting with Juan Otero, National Governor's Association
January 13, 2007: Discussion: the Impact of Elections on the prospects of US-Korea trade agreement
January 11, 2007: Conference call with WTO
December 8, 2006: Meeting with Logistics and Trade Facilitation group
December 5, 2006: Meeting with US-Vietnam trade coalition
December 5, 2006: Conference call with Financial Leaders Working Group
December 4, 2006: Luncheon for Korean trade minister
November 28, 2006: US Chamber trade forum
November 7, 2006: Meeting with the US-Vietnam trade coalition
November 2, 2006: Dinner for Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO
October 31, 2006: Conference call with USTR on Kazakhstan
October 24, 2006: Meeting with the US-Vietnam trade coalition
October 19, 2006: CEGAJ state working group conference call
October 13, 2006: Meeting with Henri Getaz of the Swiss Embassy
October 12, 2006: Meeting with Financial Services group
October 4, 2006: CSI Annual Dinner Gala
July 25, 2006: CSI Meeting with Christine Bliss and Chris Melly, USTR
July 11-13, 2006: Global Services Coalition & Financial Leaders Working Group Mission to the WTO in Geneva
June 29, 2006: CSI Conference Call with USTR & Treasury: Update on Financial Services Negotiations in the Korean & Malaysian FTA
June 28, 2006: CSI Meeting with the Council of Economic Advisors
June 22, 2006: CSI Conference Call with Ken Schagrin and Jonathan McHale, USTR
June 14, 2006: CSI Lunch for New Assistant and Deputy Assistant USTR for Services
June 13, 2006: CSI Meeting with MOFCOM's Deparmtent of Services Trade
June 8, 2006: Meeting with Ambassador Doug Hartwick (Asst. USTR for South and Southwest Asia) and Christine Bliss (Asst. USTR for Services) on the Indian insurance equity cap issue.
June 1, 2006: Financial Services Group Meeting
May 31, 2006: Meeting with Treasury's Robert Dohner on US-China Joint Economic Committee
May 30, 2006: Meeting with USTR on Logistics, EDS and Trade Facilitation Negotiations in WTO
May 24, 2006: Conference Call on Data Processing Issues in the US-Korea FTA
May 19, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on Vietnam's Services Commitments.
May 18, 2006: Lunch with the New Deputy Assistant Secretary at Commerce.
May 17, 2006: FSG Meeting with USTR and Treasury on Russia's New Financial Services Offer.
May 11, 2006: China Working Group Meeting with USTR and Commerce on China's Services Trade Agenda.
April 24, 2006: Business Travel Facilitation/Mode 4 Coalition Meeting.
April 20, 2006: Legal Services Committee Conference Call with USTR on the Status of the WTO Legal Services Negotiations.
April 20, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on WTO Accession Negotiations with Russia and Vietnam.
April 12 & 13, 2006: CSI led a delegation of U.S. service companies to Kuala Lumpur to meet with senior Malaysian Government officials.
April 10 & 11, 2006: CSI led a delegation of U.S. service companies to New Delhi to meet with Ambassador Mulford and senior Indian officials from the Planning Commission, Ministry of Finance, and Commerce Ministry.
April 6, 2006: Bob Vastine of the Coalition of Service Industries and Richard Self of Nathan Associates spoke at a Cordell Hull Institute Trade Policy Roundtable on “getting beyond” bilateral request-and-offer bargaining in the Doha Round services negotiations.
April 4, 2006: Meeting with USTR on Telecom and Computer Related Service Offers.
March 29-30, 2006: CSI led a trade mission to Brasilia.
March 24, 2006: House Staff Briefing on WTO Services Negotiations.
March 21, 2006: FSG Meeting on Korea FTA.
March 14, 2006: CSI testified at Trade Policy Staff Committee hearing on the US-Korea free trade agreement.
March 9, 2006: Financial Services Industry Consultations on the US-Korea FTA.
March 8, 2006: Luncheon Event Launching the US-Malaysia FTA Coalition.
March 3, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on Ukraine.
March 1, 2006: Legal Services Committee Meeting with USTR on Legal Services Request in WTO.
March 1, 2006: CSI and the Express Delivery & Logistics Association (XLA) Meeting on Trade Capacity Projects in Thai Logistics.
February 28, 2006: Conference Call with WTO Services Council Chairman, Fernando de Mateo.
February 24, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on the Doha Round Telecom & Computer Service Collective Requests.
February 15, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on India.
February 9, 2006: Meeting with USTR on US-China JCCT Agenda.
February 8, 2006: Meeting with USTR on Audio Visual Plurilateral Request in WTO.
February 7, 2006: Meeting with Chinese Official, Dr. Jiang Yang, on Financial Services Liberalization.
February 7, 2006: FSG Meeting with Treasury.
February 6, 2006: Meeting with USTR on Legal Services Requests.
February 2, 2006: Meeting with USTR on the Doha Round Telecom Services & Computer Related Services Requests.
February 1, 2006: FSG Conference Call with USTR and Treasury on the Financial Services “Collective Request”.
January 26, 2006: Meeting/Conference Call with USTR on WTO Accessions.
January 25, 2006: Conference Call with USTR on US-Thailand FTA negotiations.
January 19, 2006: CSI Tax Committee held its winter meeting in Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2006: CSI Conference Call with USTR on Services Issues in a US-Switzerland FTA.
December 13-18, 2005: CSI attended the sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong.
December 8, 2005: FSG Meeting with Treasury.
December 8, 2005: CSI Logistics and Trade Facilitation Working Group Meeting with USTR on WTO Logistics Negotiations.
November 28, 2005: Meeting with USTR on China's Market Access in Services.
November 28, 2005: Meeting with Treasury.
November 16, 2005: USTR and Treasury briefed Members on WTO accession negotiations with Vietnam and Ukraine.
November 15, 2005: “The Crisis in the Doha Round Financial Services Negotiations.” CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary, Trade and Technology and urged greater emphasis on the financial services negotiations in the WTO negotiations.
November 8-10, 2005: The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China Association of Mayors, and Wuxi Municipal Government held the World Cities Services Industries Convention in Wuxi. CSI President Bob Vastine was the Convention’s Honorary Chairman.
November 3, 2005: FSG Meeting with Treasury.
November 1-2, 2005: CSI President Bob Vastine participated in panel discussion on Russia’s WTO Accession at the US-Russian Investment Symposium. Click here for more information on the Symposium and its preliminary program.
October 28, 2005: House Staff Briefing on Doha Round Services Negotiations.
October 27, 2005: Jeffrey Shafer, Vice Chairman of Global Banking for Citigroup and former Under Secretary of the Treasury, testified on behalf of the services sector, before a Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Doha Round.
October 27, 2005: Conference Call with USTR.
October 27, 2005: Congressional Staff Happy Hour held by the Coalition of Services Research and Education Foundation.
October 26, 2005: Meeting with Treasury on China’s Financial Services Issues.
October 25, 2005: Official Launching of the American Business Coalition for Doha.
October 21, 2005: CSI President Bob Vastine presented his paper, "Services Negotiations in the Doha Round: Promise and Reality," at the Conference on Perspectives on the Doha Development Agenda at the University of Michigan.
October 20, 2005: Conference Call with USTR on Legal Services Statement at WTO.
October 18, 2005: CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen reinforced message of free trade in his letter to the China World Cities Service Industries Convention in Wuxi.
October 12, 2005: CSI expressed its concerns about the effect of Japan Post's operations on market access for US firms to the Ways and Means Committee.
October 7, 2005: Conference Call with USTR.
October 7, 2006: Senate Staff Briefing on Services in the Doha Round.
September 28, 2005: Global Services Coalition held one-day series of meetings at the WTO.
September 27, 2005: CSI President Bob Vastine spoke about Brazil's participation in WTO Services Negotiations at the Brazil-US Business Council’s Plenary “Partnership and Competitiveness: Strengthening the Brazil-US Economic and Political Relationship."
September 20, 2005: CSI Board Meeting. Statement on US Trade Policy Goals and Objectives is adopted by the CSI Board of Directors.
September 20, 2005: USTR Portman addressed CSI's Annual Gala Dinner.
September 16, 2005: FSG Meeting with Treasury.
September 13, 2005: FSG Meeting.
September 14, 2005: CSI President Bob Vastine testified before the Trade Policy Staff Committee hearing and underlined China's continued WTO compliance issues.
August 15, 2005: CSI Legal Services Committee attended ABA roundtable discussion on WTO legal services negotiations in Chicago.
August 4, 2005: Conference Call with USTR.
August 3, 2005: Legal Services Committee Meeting with the Law Society of England and Wales.
July 29, 2005: FSG Meeting Focused on Outcome of Recent Mini-Ministerial.
July 25, 2005: Legal Services Committee Meeting with USTR on WTO Negotiations.
July 20, 2005: CAFTA Meeting.
July 20, 2005: Conference Call with Ambassador Jara, Chairman of the Committee of Trade in Services, Special Session.
July 18, 2005: Briefing with Lead Negotiator on US-Thailand FTA .
July 15, 2005: CSI President Robert Vastine testified before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information & International Security of the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on US participation in the World Trade Organization.
July 14, 2005: CSI President Bob Vastine spoke at the Conference on Economic Data Needs held by the National Chamber Foundation and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
July 13, 2005: Meeting with USTR on WTO Negotiations in Trade Facilitation and Transportation Services.
June 28, 2005: Meeting with USTR and DOC on China’s Services Trade Barriers.
June 23 & 24: "WTO Services Negotiations in Crisis; Political Will Must be Mobilized Urgently." CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen led mission to Brussels and Geneva to advocate for greater progress on services in the Doha Round.
June 21, 2005: CSI Policy Dinner with Congressman Joseph Crowley.
June 20, 2005: Meeting with Treasury on China's Financial Services.
June 15, 2005: CSI Research and Education Foundation Held a Congressional Staff Happy Hour.
June 13, 2005: CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen spoke at the plenary panel “WTO and the Global Economy: Maximizing the Benefits and Sustaining Growth” at the Pacific Basic Economic Council (PBEC) Conference in Hong Kong.
June 10, 2005: FSG Meeting.
June 9, 2005: CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen spoke at the “World Trade in Services: Opening, Cooperation, Development” Forum in Shanghai on the importance of meaningful services trade liberalization in the WTO. He called on developing countries to open services and explained the industry’s new negotiating approach to reinvigorate the Doha Round services negotiations.
May 31-June 2, 2005: (Right) Participants in CSI’s annual Congressional staff delegation to the World Trade 
Organization. The delegation met with key WTO officials and Ambassadors during their visit.
May 26, 2005: Pre-Departure Briefing for Congressional Staff Trip to the WTO.
May 24, 2005: CSI Meeting on Financial Services Regulatory Transparency Discussion.
May 18, 2005: CSI Policy Dinner with Chinese Ambassador, Zhou Wenzhong.
May 17, 2005: CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen testified before the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways & Means Committee on US participation in the World Trade Organization.
May 16, 2005: CSI's Ekrem Sarper presented his paper on regulatory transparency at the "GATS and Financial Services" seminar held by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
May 9, 2005: Conference Call with USTR and Treasury on Saudi Arabia WTO Accessions.
April 25, 2005: A CSI delegation of U.S. services companies met with senior Chinese government officials to discuss China's participation in WTO services negotiations. The delegation was led by Norman Sorensen, CSI Chairman and President of Principal International, and included executives from leading U.S. financial services companies.
April 18, 2005: A CSI delegation of U.S. services companies met with Malaysian government officials to encourage Malaysia to take leadership in the services negotiations at the Doha Round of WTO talks. The delegation was led by Norman Sorensen, the Chairman of CSI, and the President and CEO of Principal International, Inc.
April 14, 2005: CSI Research and Education Foundation held a Congressional staff dinner.
April 13, 2005: FSG Meeting.
April 13, 2005: CSI Policy Dinner Series with Congressman Greg Meeks.
April 11, 2005: The Brazil-US Business Council and CSI organized a delegation of U.S. services companies that met with senior Brazilian government officials to discuss Brazil’s participation in WTO services negotiations. The delegation was led by Norman Sorensen, CSI Chairman and President of Principal International, and included executives from leading U.S. financial, express delivery, and energy services companies.
April 4, 2005: A CSI delegation led by Norman Sorensen visited in Delhi with Commerce Minister Nath, Finance Minister Chidambaram, US Ambassador Mulford, R. Gopalan, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce responsible for WTO affairs, and others including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
April 7, 2005: Meeting with Andrei Kozlov, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia.
April 4, 2005: The US-India Business Council, CSI, and NASSCOM organized a panel discussion, “Indo-US Cooperation at the WTO- Will Information Technology Provide the Bridge?” and issued a joint statement on US-India cooperation in the WTO.
April 4, 2005: Conference Call with USTR on Russian and Saudi Arabian Accession to WTO.
February 9-10, 2005: Financial Leaders Group Mission to the WTO, Geneva.
January 12, 2005: "Services Liberalization in the Doha Round: US Industry Priorities." Conference
Organized by CSI and the US Department of Commerce.
January 12, 2005: CSI announced launch of the Open Government Project.
December 1: "Free Trade in Business, Professional, and Technical Services: The 'Outsourcing' Debate." CSI President Bob Vastine spoke on outsourcing issues at the WTO Affairs Forum organized by the Shanghai WTO Consultation Center, Shanghai China.
November 19: Logistics Services: Overview of the Global Market and Potential Effects of Removing Trade Impediments. CSI testified at an International Trade Commission (ITC) Hearing on the logistics industry. Washington, DC.
November 18: CSI President Bob Vastine spoke on trade in services at the "Services Innovation in the 21st Century" conference, organized by IBM's Almaden Research Center. San Jose, California.
November 17: Conference Call with USTR on China's Transitional Review Mechanism.
November 12: FSG Meeting, Washington, DC.
November 9: Meeting with Sunil Mehta from India's NASSCOM, Washington, DC.
November 4: Legal Services Committee Meeting with USTR, Washington, DC.
October 20: Meeting with USTR on China's WTO Compliance, Washington, DC.
October 20: Luncheon with Alejandro Jara, Chairman, WTO Council for Trade in Services - Special Session, Washington, DC.
October 19: CSI President Bob Vastine spoke at the Brazil Global Services Forum, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
October 14-15: 3rd Annual US-China Informatization Roundtable, Washington, DC. The Roundtable focused on promoting the growth of the Internet in China and included presentations by industry panelists on government procurement, intellectual property protection, standards development, and related topics.
October 13: Financial Leaders Working Group Conference Call.
October 8: Logistics Working Group Meeting with the US Department of Commerce.
October 7-8: Eighth US Russian Investment Symposium, Washington DC. The Symposium brought together US and Russian private sector representatives, key government officials, and academics, and CSI was a supporting organization.
October 7: CSI met with Russian Deputy Trade Minister Maksim Medvedkov and other trade officials to discuss outstanding services issues in Russia's WTO accession negotiations.
October 5: WTO Deputy Director-General Rufus Yerxa presents keynote address to the Coalition of Service Industries Annual Gala Dinner. In addition, CSI honored Congressmen Roy Blunt, Joseph Crowley, and Michael Oxley for their work in promoting US trade interests. Washington, DC.
September 30: Conference Call with USTR on Russia's WTO Accession.
September 23: CSI President Bob Vastine testified on China¹s compliance with its WTO commitments in services trade at a US Government Trade Policy Staff Committee hearing.
September 17: Conference Call with the U.S. Department of State on Upcoming Negotiations on the UN Economic and Social Commission's Draft Cultural Diversity Convention.
September 8: Briefing with USTR on Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: The services, financial services, and investment provisions in US FTA negotiations with the Andean nations, Panama, SACU, and Thailand
September 8: FSG meeting with Randal K. Quarles, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, and Assistant USTR Jim Mendenhall, to discuss the Doha Round negotiations and steps to promote further financial services liberalization.
August 3: Financial Leaders Working Group Conference Call.
August 2: Conference Call with Christine Bliss, Deputy Assistant USTR for Services, on the Outcomes of the WTO General Council Meetings.
July 27: Briefing with USTR on Services and Investment Issues in the US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations.
July 22: Temporary Entry Working Group Meeting.
July 22: US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Coalition Meeting with H.E. Kasit Piromya, Incoming Thai Ambassador to the United States.
July 20: CSI met with the International Trade Commission, to discuss the scope of a proposed fact-finding investigation on logistics services. The goal of this investigation is to help USTR in its trade negotiations.
July 8: Conference Call with Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, WTO, on the Outcomes of the WTO Council on Trade in Services Meetings.
June 30: CSI Chairman and President Address China International Services Convention and Exposition, Beijing China. CSI Chairman Norman Sorensen addressed the plenary session of this conference, which included the participation of Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Ma Kai, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, and other luminaries.
June 25: Global Services Coalition Mission to Geneva. CSI President Bob Vastine and representatives of the European Services Forum, the Australian Services Roundtable, and the Japan Services Network, held a series of meetings with senior WTO officials and Ambassadors to emphasize the importance of the service sector and the urgent need for an acceptable negotiating framework to be adopted at the WTO General Council meetings in late July.
June 22: CSI President Bob Vastine spoke at the Brazil Services Forum on the importance of greater participation of the Brazilian private sector in the FTAA and WTO negotiations. The forum was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the attendees included Brazilian private sector leaders.
June 16: Meeting with the US Department of the Treasury on Financial Services Issues in China.
June 14: Insurance Committee Meeting
June 3: CSI Dialogue with USTR on the Major Gains in Recent US Free Trade Agreements.
May 24-26: CSI Congressional Staff Delegation to WTO, Geneva. Mission included meetings with top WTO Secretariat officials, Ambassadors from the Quad, WTO accession Members, future US FTA partners, and major developing countries.
May 21: Briefing with the USTR and Treasury Department on the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.
May 20: Meeting with USTR on WTO Accession Negotiations with Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.
May 14: Conference Call with USTR and Treasury on the Financial Services Chapter of the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
May 10: Meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, to discuss proposals to expand coverage of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program to displaced workers in the services sector.
May 5: Planning Conference Call for the CSI Working Group on Information Technology, Media, and Telecoms.
May 3: Conference Call with USTR on Insurance Issues in Saudi Arabia's World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession.
April 30: Conference Call with USTR on the Services Chapter and Reservations in the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.
April 29: Briefing with Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Hank Levine and USTR Director for China Affairs Paul Neureiter on the Results of Meetings of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).
April 22: Luncheon with Hamid Mamdouh, Director of the Trade in Services Division of the World Trade Organization.
April 22: Meeting with Dr. Zhang Xiangchen, Acting Director General for the MOFCOM Department of WTO Affairs.
April 16: "New Momentum in WTO Services Talks?" CSI roundtable discussion with Jim Mendenhall, Assistant USTR, and Christine Bliss, Deputy Assistant USTR.
April 14: Conference Call with Hank Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, on the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).
April 8: Meeting with Viji Rangaswami, and Debra Feres, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade.
March 30: CSI testified at the USTR Trade Policy Staff Committee Hearing on the proposed US Free Trade Agreement with Thailand.
March 22-23: CSI participated in a global services mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva to advocate for the resumption of multilateral talks on the liberalization of trade and investment in services.
March 17: CSI testified at the USTR Trade Policy Staff Committee Hearing on the proposed US Free Trade Agreement with the Andean nations of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Click here for more information on the Andean FTA.
March 9: Meeting with Representatives of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
February 19: Financial Leaders Working Group Conference Call.
February 11: Conference Call with USTR on Non-Conforming Measures in the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
February 9: Conference Call with USTR Following the Conclusion of Negotiations on the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
February 5: "China's Compliance with WTO Commitments in Trade in Services." CSI President Robert Vastine testified at the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China's implementation of its WTO accession commitments.
February 4: "Prospects for Securing Real Global Liberalization of Trade and Investment in Services." CSI President Robert Vastine made the keynote address at the Western Hemisphere Business Outlook Conference, organized by Florida International University and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
January 29: Conference Call with USTR on Financial Services Provisions in US-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
January 26: "The Role of Private Sector Organizations in Promoting the Use of Negotiations to Increase Services Export Opportunities: The US CSI Experience." CSI President Rob Vastine presented at a conference organized by the Ministry of Commerce, ProExpo, and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce in Bogota, Colombia.
January 23: Conference Call with USTR on Free Trade Agreements with Australia and Costa Rica.
January 21: Financial Leaders Working Group Conference Call.
January 15: Briefing with USTR on Saudi and Russian WTO Accessions.
January 14: CSI Steering Committee Meeting.
December 18: Briefing with USTR on Services, Financial Services, and Investment Provisions in the US FTAs with Australia, CAFTA, and Morocco.
December 11: Luncheon with Central American Services and Investment Trade Negotiators.
December 8: Conference Call on Strategies for Bilateral, Regional, and Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
December 3: Bbriefing with Charles Freeman, USTR, on Recent Discussions with the Chinese Government on Implementation of its WTO Commitments.
December 2: CSI Annual Dinner with Guest Speaker Ambassador Robert Zoellick, United States Trade Representative.
November 25: CSI Chairman's Circle Dinner with the Hon. Mark Vaile, Minister of Trade, Australia.
November 24: Meeting with Maksim Medvedkov, Chief Negotiator for the Russian WTO accession.
November 18: Meeting with H.E. Jorge Botero, Minister of Commerce of Colombia, Miami, Florida.
November 17: Meeting with Mr. Hillary Deveaux, Chairman, Free Trade Area of the Americas Services Negotiations Group, Miami, Florida.
November 16-19: CSI and several member companies participated in the Services Workshop of the 8th Americas Business Forum, Miami, Florida
November 14: FSG Meeting on the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.
November 12: Briefing with USTR on the Progress of WTO Accession Negotiations with Russia and Saudi Arabia.
November 5: "Investigation 332-456, Express Delivery Services: Competitive Conditions Facing US-Based firms in Foreign Markets." CSI President Robert Vastine testified before the International Trade Commission on issues and challenges facing the express delivery industry.
October 29-30: China Informatization Policy Roundtable, Beijing, China. This event was organized by the U.S. and Chinese governments, and CSI co-sponsored in cooperation with USITO and BSA.
October 28: Briefing with USTR on the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) Currently Under Development.
October 16: Conference Call with Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, World Trade Organization (WTO).
October 8: FSG Meeting with Charles Schott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade & Investment Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
October 7: Briefing with USTR on Progress in Russia's WTO Accession.
October 6: Conference Call with USTR on Financial Services Issues in the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
October 4: Briefing with USTR on All the Services and Investment Provisions of All Free Trade Agreements Currently Under Negotiation.
October 3: "Progress of China's Compliance with WTO Commitments to Liberalization of Trade in Services." CSI President Robert Vastine testified before the Trade Policy Staff Committee of the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
October 3: Conference Call on China Information Technology Roundtable with Michelle O'Neil, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Information Technology Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce.
October 3: Briefing with Australia Lead Services Negotiator Milton Churche.
September 29: Meeting with USTR on Russia/Saudi Arabian WTO Accession.
September 26: Briefing with USTR on Services and Investment Provisions in U.S. FTAs, and the U.S. Approach toward Multilateral Negotiations Post-Cancun.
September 16: CSI Steering Committee Meeting.
September 15: Conference Call with USTR on Cancun Outcomes as Relate to the Services Sector.
September 10: Services Industry Briefing in Cancun during the WTO Ministerial.
July 22: Luncheon with the Moroccan Trade Negotiations Delegation.
June 17: FSG Chairman Norman Sorensen testified on the benefits of the Singapore and Chile Free Trade Agreements to the U.S. services sector before the Senate Finance Committee.
April 1: "Financial Services Provisions of the US-Singapore and US-Chile Free Trade Agreements." CSI President Robert Vastine testified before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology of the House Financial Services Committee.
