Remarks at 3d Annual European Family Business Summit Lisbon, November 18, 2016

Thank you for inviting me here today. I feel a special connection with this city. My grandparents, mother and uncle set sail from Lisbon in April 1941 aboard the Serpa Pinto, a small Portuguese ship, bound for New York. They were fleeing Italian Fascism and the 1938 Racial Laws in order to seek refuge in ...
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By | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU | Tags:

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TTIP – A Chance for SMEs” Remarks at the European Parliament

Thank you to Dr. Heitz and SME Europe for the invitation to participate in this timely and important discussion today. SMEs lie at the heart of what we are seeking to achieve in TTIP. More and more European SMEs are speaking out in favor of what a transatlantic free trade agreement could mean for them. ...
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By | 26 January, 2016 | Topics: Business, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU | Tags: , , , ,

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Ambassador Gardner’s Remarks at the EU SME Envoys Assembly

Good morning, Daniel, Kim, Daniele, Antonio, SME Envoys, Ladies and Gentlemen.  Let me note what a pleasure it is to share the stage with Daniel Calleja.  Daniel and I first met in Brussels 20 years ago, when he was Chief of Staff to Commissioner Oreja and I was working on EU affairs in the White ...
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By | 3 October, 2014 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU | Tags: , , , , ,

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