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Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law announced that former senior White House official Peter E. Harrell has joined the Institute as a Visiting Scholar. Harrell’s research agenda at the Institute will focus on the future of U.S. trade law and policy and the global trading order. From 2021 to 2022, Harrell served at the White House as senior director for international economics, jointly appointed to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council, working on issues including supply chains, digital trade, data privacy, investment security, sanctions and export controls, and more. Previously, Harrell also served as the deputy assistant secretary for counter threat finance and sanctions in the State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. The Institute is pleased to welcome Harrell, whose work will advance the Institute’s mission of creating, refining, and building the ideas that will define the international economic order in the twenty-first century.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Institute of International Economic Law and Georgetown University Law Center hosted former U.S. Senator and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman, in conversation with New York Times reporter Ana Swanson, on September 16 for the 8th Annual Greenwald Lecture.
The event began with opening remarks from Professor and Faculty Co-Director Greg Shaffer, who contextualized the discussion within the broader framework of today’s rapidly evolving global economic landscape. The dialogue addressed how intensifying strategic competition and shifting global supply chains are redefining U.S. trade and the international economic order.
GENEVA, CH — The Institute of International Economic Law and Georgetown University Law Center showcased our work at this year's WTO Public Forum in Geneva.
Professor and Faculty Co-Director Jennifer Hillman chaired a panel on “Orienting Digital Trade Toward Development Goals,” discussing how trade law can advance digital development and close the digital divide.
Professor and Faculty Co-Director Kathleen Claussen participated in “TrAIding into the Future: Managing AI Trade and Disputes,” exploring AI’s role in streamlining trade and supporting global commerce.
The Center on Inclusive Trade and Development is housed at the Institute of International Economic Law and was founded in 2022. It aims to bring together scholars, students, practitioners, NGOs, business and labor leaders, and international organizations to find solutions to the challenges facing the international trading system and develop global approaches to making trade rules more inclusive and sustainable.
The Sovereign Debt Forum is one of the Institute of International Economic Law's initiatives founded in 2019. Its work focuses on low- and middle-income countries at risk of sovereign debt distress, as well as countries that have recently gained market access and have limited debt management experience. This year, the Forum will host DebtCon 8 in Fall 2025.
