White & Case LLP - Lawyers - R. Ashle Baxter

Practice Experience

Ashle Baxter is a senior trade analyst with experience in Japanese economic policy and Asian regional economic developments. As part of the Firm's International Trade Practice, he monitors and provides analysis on Asia-Pacific trade issues and developments to sovereign and private clients. Mr. Baxter regularly conducts research and drafts reports on relevant trade issues, including bilateral trade and investment between the United States and Asia.

Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Baxter worked as a research associate for Asia and Economic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. He has also interned in the Political and Economic Affairs Section of the US Consulate General in Osaka, Japan, where he researched Japanese national and regional economic issues, and worked for a year as an assistant language teacher in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Education
MA, Ritsumeikan University, 2004
MA, American University, 2004
BA, Middle Tennessee State University, 1999

Publications
"Senate Finance Committee Approves US-Peru FTA Implementing Legislation," Vol. 17 No 18, North America Free Trade and Investment Report, October 15, 2007 (co-authored with James J. Shea)
"Putting the Brakes on US Trade Policy," Japan Machinery Center Journal, Nos. 8 & 9, August & September 2007 (published in Japanese)

Speaking Engagements
"US Trade Policy in the Next Administration," Tokyo, Japan, January 22, 2008
"Maximizing Business Opportunities in FTAs," Tokyo, Japan, January 21-23, 2008
"US Trade Policy in the Next Administration" New York, New York, November 16, 2007

Languages
English
Japanese
Mandarin

Citizenship
United States

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