In celebration of WIIT’s 30th Anniversary and in furtherance of our mission of “Promoting Women”, we will be recognizing two or three women each week in our “WIIT Weekly” to showcase the breadth and depth of experience in international trade – both in business and government. Please send us your bio and headshot for inclusion in the upcoming weeks. We want to highlight your talent.
Barbara Weisel
Barbara Weisel joined the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in 1994 and was appointed to the position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific in 2004. She was the U.S. chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and also is responsible for developing and implementing U.S. trade policy relating to countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including work under our Trade and Investment Framework Agreements and other initiatives with the region. Ms. Weisel led the U.S. Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Malaysia and Thailand. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Bilateral Asian Affairs, where she was the deputy lead negotiator on the U.S.-Australia FTA and worked on the Singapore FTA, as well as other Southeast Asian and Korean issues. Ms. Weisel previously served as Director for Japan Affairs. Before joining USTR, she worked at the State Department from 1984-1994. During this time, she served in a variety of positions, including as international economist on Japan, the Persian Gulf, and North Africa. Ms. Weisel has two Masters Degrees from Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree from Connecticut College.
Claire Palmer
Claire Rickard Palmer is a Senior International Trade Consultant in the International Trade practice with more than 25 years of experience in a wide variety of international trade and business-related issues, concentrating in export and import-related regulatory matters. On the export side, Ms. Palmer has assisted numerous companies in a variety of industries (e.g., oil and gas, metals and manufacturing, firearms, electronics and lasers) with matters involving export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), sanctions matters before the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), import restrictions and registration requirements administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and foreign investment review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). She supports anti-boycott compliance programs and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and compliance programs.
On the import side, Ms. Palmer has decades of experience representing multinational businesses, U.S. importers and foreign governments before the U.S. Department of Commerce, Import Administration (renamed as Enforcement and Compliance) and the U.S. International Trade Commission in numerous U.S. anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) law proceedings. She has represented clients in the steel, automotive, lumber, minerals and chemicals, plastics, agricultural and telecommunications sectors. Ms. Palmer also represents clients before U.S. Customs and Border Protection involving Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) audits and reviews, investigations, prior disclosures, import-related issues involving AD/CVD orders and tariff classifications.
Previously, Ms. Palmer served in Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she rose to the position of Chief Economist, Office of Policy. There, in addition to reviewing cross-cutting policy issues in AD/CVD investigations, she analyzed economic and policy aspects of U.S. and other countries’ trade laws and participated in numerous international and bilateral trade negotiations. Ms. Palmer also served as the international/agribusiness manager of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, promoting international/agribusiness in the Greater Kansas City area.
March 28, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
Cocktail Networking Reception for Women Cartel Practitioners
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March 29, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
TRADE Talks | Trade Challenges and Opportunities in the Artisan Market
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March 30, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
Speed Mentoring with the Women of WIIT
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June 7, 2017
Annual Awards Dinner at Marvin Center GWU
SAVE THE DATE
Co-Sponsored with the Women’s Bar Association of Washington DC
The Women in International Trade invite you to its annual International Women's Day Reception honoring 100 years of USITC Women.
March 29th 2017
5:30pm -7:30pm
Location:
Toyota Government Affairs 325 7th St NW #1000, Washington, DC 20004
Remarks by:
Dr. Paula Stern Catherine DeFilippo Lynn Levine
Price:
WIIT Members: $25 | Non-WIIT Members: $45
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This event has been designed to meet the criteria for a “widely attended” gathering as defined by the House and Senate Ethics Committees and to comply with federal agency gift rules. The Association of Women in International Trade is not a lobbyist or lobbying organization registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. If you have any questions about your ability to accept the free registration, please contact your ethics advisor.
*Admission charge for the women of the USITC is free. Please send your name and email address to stephany@affinity-strategies.com.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The International Women's Day Celebration event scheduled for March 15th has been rescheduled to March 29th, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The venue and the timing of this event remains the same and it is just the date that has been postponed. This is due to the pending snowstorm in Washington D.C. this week.
We apologize and understand this sudden change may inconvenience you, but believe everyone's safety is most important.
Registrations are non-refundable. If you have any questions, please send us an email atwiit@affinity-strategies.com.
In the News
Julie DiMAuro, an e-learning regulatory specialist in the Governance, Risk and Compliance group at Thomson Reuters, discusses the number of women in ompliance and risk management roles in a recent FCPA blog post.
"Women may or may not be better-suited to risk management roles as compared to men as being fully equipped for the role might have more to do with skills sets, ethical judgment and plain-vanilla experience than with anything related to gender.
But it's true that women are occupying in growing numbers the compliance and risk management role at U.S. businesses, handling a growing arena of risk (like cyber-security and social-media communications), with resources that are often deemed by industry participants as insufficient, vis a vis the challenges they face.
The Risk Management Society reports that the UK-based Airmic Risk Management Association has seen a doubling of female membership in the last 10 years.
It makes sense: When it comes to managing risk, it is vital that every potential impact is considered -- particularly those affecting a large number of clients -- making women's perspectives of great value to businesses."
Impostor Syndrome, or self-doubt and fear of success, is especially common among high-achieving women. WIIT is sharing inspirational musings by women leaders to combat this syndrome and help women be less ambivalent to LEAN IN and get to the top!
Every time I was called on in class, I was sure that I was about to embarrass myself. Every time I took a test, I was sure that it had gone badly. And every time I didn’t embarrass myself — or even excelled — I believed that I had fooled everyone yet again. One day soon, the jig would be up … This phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt has a name — the impostor syndrome. Both men and women are susceptible to the impostor syndrome, but women tend to experience it more intensely and be more limited by it.
This photo represents the group of dedicated women that work "behind-the-scenes" to manage the high-level and engaging events that WIIT sponsors. Looking for a great way to take on a leadership role in WIIT - stay current on the issues and network at high levels? WIIT is searching for a co-chair for Western Hemisphere. If you are interested or would like more information contact the WIIT Programming Chair today!
Have you read the latest version of the WIIT Communique? The current edition is focused on Trade and Investment Creating Ties around the Globe. Check it out on our Facebook page, check your inbox orread it here!
March 28, 2017 | 12 - 1:30 pm
