Convocation - Andrew Stoler

Students are invited to attend a convocation session presented by Andrew Stoler.

When: Wednesday 22nd October at 12pm

Where: Carnegie Mellon Classroom 5, Level 2

Presentation Topic: 'The Australian Trade Agenda'

Followed by a light lunch in the hallway on level 2.

If you wish to attend please email Kathy Wooller kwooller@cmu.edu.au by Monday 22nd September. Numbers are limited.

Andrew L. Stoler is the Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade and holds the title of Adjunct Professor of International Trade at the University of Adelaide.  Mr. Stoler is a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and member of the Advisory Board of the European Centre for International Political Economy, the Advisory Board of Stanford University’s GATT Digital Library, and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre and a Senior Advisor to the Shenzhen WTO Affairs Centre.  Previously, he served for two years on the Australian Foreign Minister’s Aid Advisory Council. In February 2008, Mr. Stoler was awarded the Order of Merit by the President of Ukraine in recognition for his service as Chairman of the Working Party on Ukraine's accession to the WTO.  In 2008, he served as a member of the Australian Trade Minister’s Free Trade Agreements Reference Group charged with reviewing Australia’s participation in bilateral and regional trade agreements.

Mr. Stoler was the Deputy Director-General of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (1999-2002). He has held other prestigious posts such as serving as the Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the GATT and WTO (1989-1999).  Previously, as a senior official of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President (Washington, DC)and Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Mediterranean and as Director for Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Andrew Stoler holds an MBA in International Business from George Washington University and a BSFS in International Economic Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.  He speaks fluent French and Spanish.