Part 2: What differentiates America in the world today?

Part 2 of 7 in a special series hosted by the Monterey Institute of International Studies' Global Trade and Development Initiative. Christopher Padilla, Vice President of Governmental Programs at IBM gives a lecture titled "The Hole in the Middle: The Collapse of Support for America's Global Economic Engagement...and How to Rebuild It".

Christopher Padilla served as Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce before joining IBM. He led the International Trade Administration, and was appointed by the President to serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China. He has extensive experience in both high-level U.S. government positions and the private sector on matters related to international business and trade. This event was recorded on October 14, 2010 in the Irvine Auditorium at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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