White and Williams Hosts White House Business Council Program

White and Williams hosts the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia and Business Forward for a White House Business Council briefing with William E. Craft, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Programs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, on international trade. The briefing focuses on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Obama Administration's trade agenda and provides insight on international trade policies and how they affect business and the Greater Philadelphia Region.

About William Craft: 

Bill Craft currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Programs in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. In this capacity he directs and oversees the Bureau’s deep involvement in the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and at the World Trade Organization. He also supervises three offices, which are responsible for all trade issues including multilateral trade, bilateral trade, and agriculture policy.