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July 2, 2023
Leibowitz: Commerce Secretary Extols Virtues of International Trade
Written by Lewis Leibowitz
Occasionally, a story jolts you awake. You realize how much things have changed—once, a pro-trade remark from a senior government official was routine. Now, it is remarkable.
Last week the President’s Export Council (PEC), an advisory group currently chaired by Mark Ein of Kastle Systems, met for the first time since the Obama administration. The Trump and, until last week, Biden administrations obviously had other things to think about besides trade promotion. The meeting coincided with the release of the National Export Strategy by the Commerce Department.
