More on C. Fred Bergsten, 2009 Distinguished Service Award for International Statesmanship Winner

Those who attend the IRC's Annual Awards Banquet on Oct. 5th will have the chance to see C. Fred Bergsten, one of the world's leading authorities on international monetary policy and trade. Dr. Bergsten is the Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington DC. He has held this position since the Peterson Institute's founding in 1981.

From the Peterson Institute's website:

"Dr. Bergsten has been the most widely quoted think-tank economist in the world over the eight-year period 1997–2005. He testifies frequently before Congress and appears often on television. He was ranked 37 in the top 50 "Who Really Moves the Markets?" (Fidelity Investment's Worth), with Alan Greenspan ranked first, and as "one of the ten people who can change your life" in USA Today, along with the inventor of the World Wide Web and the discoverer of ozone layer depletion."

A selection of Dr. Bergsten's recent appearances:
PBS Nightly Business Report, 7/7/09 (Transcript)

Restoring Global Financial Stability: The Asia Pacific's Essential Role 6/09

C. Fred Bergsten: Restoring Global Financial Stability: The Asia Pacific's Essential Role from East-West Center on Vimeo.

Inside Look - Latest on the G-20, 5/1/09



Dr. Bergsten's articles for Foreign Affairs can be found here

Amazon.com page for his latest books, The Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States, and China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities

To register to attend the 2009 Annual Awards Banquet, call us at (816) 221-4204 or visit us online.