Susan Schwab Quotes

The progress made today really lays the groundwork for negotiations going forward.

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We've come a long way since Cancun and this week reflected unprecedented cooperation between developed and developing countries, among developing countries, and among developed countries. We're talking about major blocks looking to provide substance.

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If you look at the history of trade negotiations, we all started off talking about tariffs. Now we are talking about investment and intellectual property because these are all intertwined in terms of building a shared market and generating strong growth.

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If you are able to liberalize your markets and have a competitive market place for these kinds of services, whether you are a developed or a developing country, you clearly stand to gain in terms of your capacity to attract inward investment, to have efficient commercial processes, transactions, whether you are an importer, producer or exporter.

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President Bush spoke of the risks of economic isolation and the critical importance of American competitiveness. I am utterly convinced that to maintain American global prosperity, we must pursue a sensible, market-oriented trade policy that provides greater market access and enforces our laws and agreements.

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