Peter Scher
Former US Special Trade Ambassador
Peter Scher, former United States Special Trade Ambassador, delivered a lecture to guests of the United States Studies Centre on 24 June 2008.
Peter Scher served in senior US governmental positions for a decade. He was nominated by President Clinton as the US Special Trade Negotiator, with the rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In this capacity he was one of the lead US negotiators on China's entry into the World Trade Organization and negotiated the agreement by China to lift its twenty year ban on the exports of food and agricultural products from the United States.
Peter Scher has also been active in national Democratic political campaigns for more than twenty years, including the Clinton-Gore campaigns of 1992 and 1996 and the Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000. In 2004, he was the Campaign Manager for the Vice Presidential Campaign of Senator John Edwards.
Peter Scher is currently the Executive Vice President for Global Government Relations and Public Policy for JP Morgan Chase and Co, one of the leading global financial services firms.
