Educational Program: The Singular Power of U.S. Section 301
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA, in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation, is pleased to invite you to an online educational program on Tuesday, May 26, at 9:00 AM EST featuring Dr. Deborah Kay Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation. The discussion will be based on her recent white paper, “The Singular Power of U.S. Section 301.”
At a time when U.S. trade policy is once again moving to the center of the international agenda, this program will help foreign correspondents better understand why Section 301 has become such an important and consequential policy instrument, how it can be used by the executive branch, and what its broader implications may be for global trade relations, supply chains, and international economic diplomacy.
What correspondents will learn:
What Section 301 is and why it remains one of the most powerful tools in U.S. trade policy.
How Section 301 differs from other trade instruments and why it provides greater legal certainty and flexibility for executive action.
How the United States can use Section 301 to impose duties, restrictions, or other retaliatory measures against trade partners.
Why recent Section 301 actions matter for countries, companies, exporters, and global supply chains.
What international journalists should watch for when covering future Section 301 investigations, hearings, and policy developments.
This program is designed to provide practical background knowledge and context for international correspondents covering U.S. trade, foreign policy, business, and global economic affairs. The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents USA is solely responsible for the development and the content of this educational program.
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Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation
Dr. Elms is Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was the Executive Director and Founder of the Asian Trade Centre (ATC). She was also President of the Asia Business Trade Association (ABTA) and the Board Director of the Asian Trade Centre Foundation (ATCF).
Dr. Elms serves on the board of the Trade and Investment Negotiation Adviser (TINA) at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP). She was on the International Advisory Council for APCO (2021-2023) and was a member of the International Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance and Chair of the Working Group on Trade Policy and Law. She was also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Trade and Investment Council for 2018-2020.
Prior to founding ATC/ATCF and the ABTA, she was head of the Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN) and Senior fellow of International Political Economy at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Dr. Elms received a PhD in political science from the University of Washington, an MA in International Relations from the University of Southern California, and bachelor’s degrees from Boston University.
She is the author of numerous articles, editor of several books, and regularly published the Talking Trade Blog. Dr. Elms also routinely appears on television and in major newspapers and magazines around the world to comment on trade and economic issues. Dr. Elms also makes frequent appearances at a range of global trade and economic workshops, conferences, capacity building sessions, and negotiations.