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Bill Clinton speaking to trade ministers at WTO conference, Seattle, December 1, 1999
Order an ImageThe Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns.
This image shows US President Bill Clinton addressing trade ministers at the conference. Clinton advocated for free trade and stated that poorer countries could achieve economic growth without compromising environmental protections. He also spoke against agricultural tariffs and subsidies, claiming that the poorest countries in the world suffered most from their effects.
Caption information source: "Clinton implores WTO to open itself up," by Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 1999, page A1.
This image shows US President Bill Clinton addressing trade ministers at the conference. Clinton advocated for free trade and stated that poorer countries could achieve economic growth without compromising environmental protections. He also spoke against agricultural tariffs and subsidies, claiming that the poorest countries in the world suffered most from their effects.
Caption information source: "Clinton implores WTO to open itself up," by Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 1999, page A1.
ID Number: 2000.107.19991202.20.25
Date: 1999
Creator(s):
Brown, Paul Joseph, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : color ; 35 mm.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.19991202.20.25, photo by Paul Joseph Brown
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
World Trade Organization (WTO)