had turned away from doha. perhaps one might argue that the time is not right this year but maybe next year will be better t. may be, though i haven't heard an awful lot of people argue that election years in the u.s. are the ideal time for passing broad trade agreements. i don't want to ends on such a down note. i'm sure ed will explain why things are really okay. but let me just offer my own feeble attempt at optimism. so i think the president was entirely sincere in his desire for warmer relations with the rest of the world. summitry of the g-20 or three amigos sort is likely to demonstrate the importance that the rest of the world places on trade relations. so my hope is that this may prompt the president to step up his game on trade policy. and with that, i'm concluded. >> thank you, phil. there's another event that may or may not be interestin be actg and that is the president is hosting the g-20 summit in pritsberg. the administration has promised at various times in the late snraing they had a trade pol

a much bigger problem than doha.itself presents the administration with a situation where the major interest groups in the united states have basically told them, bipartisan here, what's on the table is not acceptable. so what i'm thinking of -- when did go forward. if you go to 2010 it's too late because of the elections and the administration is making heavy water on things like healthcare. this may change. the economy make us better but i can see us going into 2011 without much happening and then you face 2012. what is the likelihood do you think if something like that happens? this is before i turn to the audience. >> if i were a betting man i think i would place my bet on your projection. i think that the -- as much as i support the need for a stronger social safety net in the united states and certainly the public support for globalization in trade in europe may in part reflect the fact that the competition created by globalization is not as endangering to individuals in europe as it is to the united states and

had turned away from doha. perhaps one might argue that the time is not right this year but maybe next year will be better t. may be, though i haven't heard an awful lot of people argue that election years in the u.s. are the ideal time for passing broad trade agreements. i don't want to ends on such a down note. i'm sure ed will explain why things are really okay. but let me just offer my own feeble attempt at optimism. so i think the president was entirely sincere in his desire for warmer relations with the rest of the world. summitry of the g-20 or three amigos sort is likely to demonstrate the importance that the rest of the world places on trade relations. so my hope is that this may prompt the president to step up his game on trade policy. and with that, i'm concluded. >> thank you, phil. there's another event that may or may not be interestin be actg and that is the president is hosting the g-20 summit in pritsberg. the administration has promised at various times in the late snraing they had a trade pol

then you have the doha round.o it is very important to poor countries and i think american farm -- farmers and ranchers have a good case to say that their industry is more restricted and more limited by foreign trade barriers than any other. agriculture is about eight or 10% of american exports which is not going to go even if there is a big and successful doha round. so i think if the administration goes to the public and says we want to make a big push for doha at least as it is and for these fta is the public will say the president is a smart guy, i kind of trust in. not got much to do with me. and given that trade is a difficult issue within the democratic party, i think of the administration is going to make a big push for trade, and spend political capital on it, it needs to have a somewhat different agenda that will do more for america as an economy and do more for our national security goals. as a nation. and let me give i think three dish two points from a paper that i would like to see. one is we need to

my question is me about the doha round and so seek -- i don't see he this moving so fast.we can standstill aot longer. because people talk about 2010, but that's the modalities, the abstract formulas. in past negotiations and i go back around kennedy round, tokyo round, modalities with one or two years and then the real negotiations begin with exceptions and balancing. it's a huge undertaking and negotiations can go on for years, so my o feeling, but i'd like your reaction, is when you talk about maybe the modalities in late 2010, there's at least a couple years before you can have a specific agreement with all the listings, which you need before you could approach congress. so i would see doha round, this 2012 or 13 before congress would really have to focus on saying yes or no and then i -- i asked your reaction. am i being too relaxed about how long it's going to take? >> i do think it's a very difficult juncture. but the business community in general thinks that ambassador kirk has got it right. the modalities such as they are, are unlikely to -- if we just sign on the

what was the launch for the center and training for human rights in doha are. we had commissioner just launch it. and it was a ceremony which i attend. i found activist, and i hope, i say this, for the future. activists from doha are, from kuwait, there was none at all, women began, and some of them come in and speaking of freely because it largely focus on democracy. someone training. but highlighting, pointing out the difficulty and now we're talking about the other countries. i am saying together where the government represented, i point out one person who was from doha are, largely i could say not that much eastgate is a but you would think the real issue of this country whereby his own government didn't want that as you say, and to one point he should be removed from the meeting because he was not invited. so i think to offer myself into thinking that there is some possibilities inside these groups. it could be having some newspapers. the other one is doubtless one of two things which they call air commission for human rights. unparallel to the u.s. commis

launch of the arab -- what do you call the office for -- center for the training of human rights in dohathe office of the head commission for human rights. and the ceremony which i attended i found an activist and i hope -- i'm not saying -- the circle will feature activists from doha, from kuwait, from bahrain particularly and women again with their traditional attire and some of them coming and speaking outñk frequently because it's largely focus on government and they went to training. but highlighting, pointing, out the deficit we're talking about in their own countries and saying together within the same hole where the government represents looking at them -- i stuck out one person named hassan who was from doha. largely i could say not that much educated or articulated in his views but he was saying real issues in his country where his government -- at one point they said he should be removed from the meeting because he was not invited but the u.n. said, no he should be there and he should do it. so i think -- so that opened myself into thinking that there's some possibilities of t

went to the trainings but they point* out the difference but together [inaudible] one person from doha was not that much educated but taking a real issue in his country at one point* they said he should be removed from the meeting. so i am thinking that the possibility of the incite with some newspapers the other is the establishment is part of the commission for human rights. where independent people come together maybe this is the discourse as going to the commission. one setback the emergence of a group that the u.s. -- u.n. human rights conference in geneva along with russia and china and cuba they come out from the middle east and want to produce aa there was a lineup of 10 over 20 cubans and sudanese and they lined up and greet each other you have done a great job, you have done very well, there are some opportunities opening up. imf the opinion that fundamentally we must come up and say we should have public discourse. billions. -- brilliant. [inaudible] it is not islamic it is surely a. it is something else. [inaudible] thank you. >> i am and from chad and member of the democra

environments where they can come together identify issues and leaders then be facilitate going to doha where we can have a comprehensive peace agreement that is required to bring peace to darfur. we're not giving anything we have not given anything but we have got agreement, 12 pages worth of things they have agreed to not necessarily with us but the news that will move our shared vision of what sudan should be going forward that is what we're trying to achieve. >> appreciate it if you would respond on the record of those specifics. >> for the record. >> i will turn them in. no problem. >> thank you senator mendez. >> i want to thank you general for your service. i have to be honest, i had a meeting in the office why was partly listening to some of your answers but what i don't understand or what i fail to glean from what i have heard you are the third or fourth special envoy we have had twos sudan? we have real engagement by citizens in this century from this issue or my home state but across the country we have thousands of that engagement by people and the political engagement at th

. -- doha round agreement.ave more, and chinese are able to spend more, we can put growth and a more sustainable foundation. just as china has benefit from -- benefited from substantial exports, china can also be an enormous market for americans. second, we can cooperate to advance our interests in a clean and secure and prosperous energy future. the united states and china are the two largest consumers of energy in the world. we are also the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. but the franc. neither of us profits from a growing dependence on foreign oil, nor can we spare our people from the ravages of climate change unless we cooperate. common sense calls upon us to act in concert. both of our countries are taking steps to transform our energy economies. together we can chart a low carbon recovery and expand joint efforts in research and development, promote the clean and efficient use of energy, and work together to forge a global response to the climate change conference in copenhagen and