Wenger Lecture on International Business and Finance Featuring Ambassador Michael Froman
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wenger Lecture on International Business and Finance presents
“What Comes After the Trade War?”
Featuring Amb. Michael Froman
Tuesday, December 2
5:00 check-in, 5:30 program, 6:30 reception
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman will address the GW community about the future of international trade at a time when the global trading rules have collapsed. What should come next, or rather what can come next? And how should the United States take the lead? Ambassador Michael Froman will draw on his recent Foreign Affairs essay, "After the Trade War: Remaking Rules from the Ruins of the Rules-Based System."
This discussion with Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres is part of the Wenger Lecture series on International Business and Finance.
This event is presented by the Elliott School Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations and underwritten by the Henry E. & Consuelo S. Wenger Foundation. It is cosponsored by GW’s Institute for International Economic Policy.
About the Speaker:
Michael Froman is president of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He previously served as vice chairman and president of strategic growth at Mastercard, chairman of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and a distinguished fellow at CFR.
Ambassador Froman served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the U.S. trade representative from June 2013 to January 2017. From January 2009 to June 2013, he served at the White House as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Froman served in a number of roles at Citigroup. He also has served as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund. In the 1990s, Froman spent seven years in the U.S. Government. He served as chief of staff and deputy assistant secretary for Eurasia and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He served as a director for international economic affairs at the National Security Council and National Economic Council. Dr. Froman received a bachelor’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University, a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, and law degree from Harvard Law School.
Ambassador Froman served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the U.S. trade representative from June 2013 to January 2017. From January 2009 to June 2013, he served at the White House as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Froman served in a number of roles at Citigroup. He also has served as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund. In the 1990s, Froman spent seven years in the U.S. Government. He served as chief of staff and deputy assistant secretary for Eurasia and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He served as a director for international economic affairs at the National Security Council and National Economic Council. Dr. Froman received a bachelor’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University, a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, and law degree from Harvard Law School.