BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Mr. Rudman will discuss the U.S. – Mexico relationship\, perhap s the most impactful bilateral relationship on a day to day basis\, throug h the lens of trade with particular focus on the United States\, Mexico\, Canada Agreement (USMCA). Economic\, societal and technological changes in all three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries over the quarter century of its existence drove a need to update and modernize the agreement. The product of this update process was the USMCA which entered into force on July 1\, 2020. Following a review of the evolution of the tr ade relationship\, Rudman will discuss how the impact of USMCA implementat ion on the overall US-Mexico bilateral relationship across a range of issu es including trade\, migration\, energy and environment\, and labor policy . The talk will conclude with projections for the future of USMCA and the bilateral relationship.Andrew I. Rudman is the Director of the Wilson Cent er's Mexico Institute. Before joining the Wilson Center\, Andrew was Manag ing Director at Monarch Global Strategies (Monarch)\, a boutique strategic advisory firm located in Washington\, D.C. and focusing on government rel ations and market entry/access for companies interested in doing business in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Andrew managed Monarch’s hea lthcare practice and supported clients across a range of sectors and inter ests. He also writes and speaks on Mexican healthcare policy issues.Prior to joining Monarch in 2014 (then known as ManattJones Global Strategies)\, Mr. Rudman was Deputy Vice-President for the Western Hemisphere at the Ph armaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (2007 – 2014) w here he was responsible for developing and executing policy advocacy strat egies for member companies across the hemisphere with particular focus on Mexico and Brazil. He also covered Canada and Russia at various times duri ng his tenure. Mr. Rudman began his professional career with the U.S. Gove rnment and served in the Department of State as a tenured Foreign Service Officer (1991 – 2001) followed by the Department of Commerce (2001 – 2006) where he was Director of the Office of NAFTA and Inter-American Affairs.& nbsp\; His government and private sector experience allow him to provide g uidance for development of government relations strategies especially for the healthcare industry including drug\, device\, and supplement manufactu rers facing regulatory and market access/approval challenges. \; Mr. R udman has a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Tulane Universi ty and a bachelor’s degree in Government and Spanish from Colby College. H e is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.Hosted by :Gladys McCormick \;Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-US RelationsAssociate Dean of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for the Maxw ell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs DTEND:20220221T191500Z DTSTAMP:20260511T120935Z DTSTART:20220221T174500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:US-Mexico Bilateral Relations through the Lens of the USMCA UID:RFCALITEM639140837750366202 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Mr. Rudman will discuss the U.S. – Mexico rela tionship\, perhaps the most impactful bilateral relationship on a day to d ay basis\, through the lens of trade with particular focus on the United S tates\, Mexico\, Canada Agreement (USMCA). Economic\, societal and technol ogical changes in all three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) co untries over the quarter century of its existence drove a need to update a nd modernize the agreement. The product of this update process was the USM CA which entered into force on July 1\, 2020. Following a review of the ev olution of the trade relationship\, Rudman will discuss how the impact of USMCA implementation on the overall US-Mexico bilateral relationship acros s a range of issues including trade\, migration\, energy and environment\, and labor policy. The talk will conclude with projections for the future of USMCA and the bilateral relationship.


Andrew I. R udman is the Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. Be fore joining the Wilson Center\, Andrew was Managing Director at Monarch G lobal Strategies (Monarch)\, a boutique strategic advisory firm located in Washington\, D.C. and focusing on government relations and market entry/a ccess for companies interested in doing business in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Andrew managed Monarch’s healthcare practice and supp orted clients across a range of sectors and interests. He also writes and speaks on Mexican healthcare policy issues.

Prior to joining Monarch in 2014 (then known as ManattJones Global Strategies)\, Mr. Rudman was De puty Vice-President for the Western Hemisphere at the Pharmaceutical Resea rch and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (2007 – 2014) where he was respon sible for developing and executing policy advocacy strategies for member c ompanies across the hemisphere with particular focus on Mexico and Brazil. He also covered Canada and Russia at various times during his tenure. Mr. Rudman began his professional career with the U.S. Government and served in the Department of State as a tenured Foreign Service Officer (1991 – 20 01) followed by the Department of Commerce (2001 – 2006) where he was Dire ctor of the Office of NAFTA and Inter-American Affairs. \; His governm ent and private sector experience allow him to provide guidance for develo pment of government relations strategies especially for the healthcare ind ustry including drug\, device\, and supplement manufacturers facing regula tory and market access/approval challenges. \; Mr. Rudman has a master ’s degree in Latin American Studies from Tulane University and a bachelor’ s degree in Government and Spanish from Colby College. He is fluent in Spa nish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.


Hosted b y:

Gladys McCormick \;
Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-US Relations
Associate Dean of Diver sity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Pu blic Affairs

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