Tim Stratford is Chairman Emeritus at AmCham China and Managing Partner in Covington & Burling LLP’s Beijing office and a member of the International Trade, Corporate and Government Affairs Practice Groups. Mr. Stratford’s practice is focused on advising international clients doing business in China and assisting Chinese companies seeking to expand their businesses globally. As a former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Stratford is the most senior former U.S. trade official working as a member of the U.S. business community in China. Except for the five years he spent in Washington, D.C. in government service (2005-2010), Mr. Stratford has lived and worked continuously in the greater China region since 1982.
While at USTR, Mr. Stratford was responsible for developing and implementing U.S. trade policy toward mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia. He worked closely with other senior U.S. and Chinese officials from numerous government departments and agencies to address problems encountered by companies engaged in bilateral trade and investment and co-chaired a number of important bilateral working groups and dialogues established under the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue.
Prior to serving at USTR, Mr. Stratford was General Counsel for General Motors’ China operations, where he was a member of GM’s senior management team in China and oversaw the company’s legal and trade policy work. Mr. Stratford also served previously as Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brigham Young University, and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.
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As China's chip demand skyrockets, the country focuses on developing its own semiconductor industry, and new trade and investment restrictions are imposed as a result of US-China trade tensions, foreign chip and equipment manufacturers face growing regulatory/policy uncertainties.
To help US companies better understand and navigate this challenging environment, the Semiconductor Taskforce, under the leadership of AmCham China Chairman Emeritus Tim Stratford, is therefore officially launched as a sub-group of AmCham China ICT Forum.
The official launch meeting for the Taskforce will take place at 10:30am-12:00pm on Thursday, March 25. AmCham China members from semiconductor sector interested in contributing to the work of the Taskforce are welcome to join us at the launch meeting.
Detailed meeting agenda and taskforce information will be shared exclusively with approved registrants only.
*This meeting will be conducted in English.
*In-person attendance required for attendees in Beijing;
-limited online access will be available for those located outside of Beijing.
*For AmCham China members only.
*Strictly off-the-record.
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