Dr. C. Fred Bergsten

Dr. C. Fred Bergsten was Founding Director for 30 years of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the world’s leading think tank on the global economy, and author of 47 books on those issues. He was previously economic deputy to Dr. Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (appointed by both Presidents Obama and Trump).

Dr. Bergsten will discuss the role of international trade and trade policies in both the U.S. and global economies, as well as their impact on U.S. foreign policy. He will focus on the tension between the traditional U.S. and global commitment to open trade and the protectionist policies of the Trump and Biden administrations.