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Fifth Annual Global California Conference April 25, 2008 -- Sacramento

Fifth Annual Global California Conference April 25, 2008 -- Sacramento. Where the We’ve Been: Assessing the Past 25 Years of State Government’s Efforts to Promote International Trade By Jock O’Connell. 1980s: Bipartisan Anxiety. Bipartisan Anxiety Yields:.

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Fifth Annual Global California Conference April 25, 2008 -- Sacramento

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  1. Fifth Annual Global California ConferenceApril 25, 2008 -- Sacramento Where the We’ve Been: Assessing the Past 25 Years of State Government’s Efforts to Promote International Trade By Jock O’Connell

  2. 1980s: Bipartisan Anxiety

  3. Bipartisan Anxiety Yields: • California State World Trade Commission • Agricultural Export Assistance Program • Export Finance Program • Overseas Trade Offices

  4. 1990s: Decade of Discovery • Win Votes • Maximize Campaign Contributions • Concierge Services for Junketeers

  5. The New Millennium Heck of a job, Lon.

  6. The Odor of Scandal SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TRADE SECRETS Overseas offices that cost millions in tax dollars to run and often mislead lawmakers and the public about their questionable performance are the state's TRADE SECRETS May 25, 2003 KIMBERLY KINDY   The Orange County Register

  7. Things get ugly. Foreign trade offices swirl in confusion State senators get a stunning revelation of millions of dollars in false and overblown deals in a five-hour hearing. July 3, 2003 KIMBERLY KINDY    The Orange County Register

  8. At Last…Euthanasia California to Shutter Trade Agency: Poor management and lack of organization at the California Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency account for the decisionCalTrade ReportAugust 2003

  9. The Challenge Persists...

  10. Conclusions Yada, Yada, Yada.

  11. Fifth Annual Global California ConferenceApril 25, 2008 -- Sacramento Thank You. Jock O’Connell www.jockoconnell.com

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