Washington, DC Activities and Events
Related to International Economic Law
Washington, DC is the center of international economic law in the United States and the situs of many of the most important academic and research institutions in the world. Members of the IIEL community can benefit greatly from the wealth of resources that are locally available.
The following list is intended to provide a starting point for finding information about lectures, seminars, events, and opportunities that might be of interest to persons studying, researching, or practicing international economic law in Washington, DC.
These associations and institutions are not endorsed by the IIEL. This list does not claim to be comprehensive and suggestions for additions are welcome at iiel@law.georgetown.edu.
Associations & Institutions
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 862-5800
The American Society of International Law
2223 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008
Tel. (202) 939-6000
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 797-6105
The Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies
1000 Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-5403
Tel. (202) 842-0200
The Center for Global Development
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 416-0700
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
1800 K St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006
Tel. (202) 887-0200
The Economic Policy Institute
1333 H Street, N.W., Suite 300, East Tower, Washington, DC 20005-4707
Tel. (202) 775-8810
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4999
Tel. (202) 546-4400
International Law Institute
The Foundry Building, 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007
Tel. (202) 247-6006
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20431
Tel. (202) 623-7300
Email: publicaffairs@imf.org
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - Washington Office
2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036-4922
Tel. (202) 785-6323
Organization of American States - Trade Unit
1889 F Street N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006
Tel. (202) 458-3181
Peterson Institute for International Economics
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 328-9000
USA*ENGAGE
The Web site has links to its supporting organizations.
1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington,
DC 20006
Tel. (202) 887-0278
www.usaengage.org
The Society for International Development - Washington Chapter
1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 720, Washington, DC 20009-5728
Tel. (202) 884-8590
Fax: (202) 884-8499
E-mail: sid@aed.org
Washington International Trade Association
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 350, Washington, D.C. 20004
Tel. (202) 312-1600
Fax (202) 312-1601
E-mail: wita@wita.org
WITA is located in the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center.
Women in International Trade (WIIT) - Washington Chapter
1707 L. Street, N.W., Suite 570, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 293-2948
World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.
1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 202, Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 293-1051
Fax (202) 293-3467
Congressional Hearings
Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have committees and subcommittees that hold hearings on international trade and economic policy matters.
Students should check the Senate Web site and House Web site for hearing schedules.
Senate Committee Hearings
The most important Senate Committees dealing with foreign trade and related issues are:
A schedule of upcoming committee hearings is available at http://www.senate.gov/legislative/legis_legis_committees.html.
House of Representative Committee Hearings
The most important House Committees dealing with foreign trade and related issues are:
Weekly schedules for each Committee are available at
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/hcomso.html.
