Naotaka Matsukata 
Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies
Contact details:
nao.matsukata@alston.com Courses Taught:
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Publications (Selected):
Op-ed: "America's New Chief Trader," Wall Street Journal Europe, March 21, 2005.
Op-ed: "We Must Lead the Way on Free Trade," Washington Post, February 22, 2005.
Op-ed: "China's Counterfeit Commitment to Patents," The Financial Times, August 5, 2005.
Op-ed: "The U.S. Must Learn to Love Free Trade Agreements," The Financial Times, January 27, 2004.
Op-ed: "Brussels' New Rules Reach Beyond Europe's Borders," Wall Street Journal Europe, July 30, 2003.
Op-ed "An Unlikely Savior: Japan Can Rescue the WTO," Asahi Shimbun, February 3, 2003.
Op-ed "Bad Science, Worse Trade Policy," Wall Street Journal Europe, October 25, 2002.
Policy Brief: "End the Annual MFN Circus: A New Framework for U.S.-China Economic Relations," Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, DC, January, 1998.
Prospects for U.S.-Japanese Semiconductor Trade in the 21st Century (1996)
Background:
Dr. Matsukata currently is a senior policy adviser at Alston and Bird, LLP and previously served as the the Chair of the Strategic International Business Practice at Hunton & Williams, LLP. Before joining Hunton, he served as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Trade Representative. Dr. Matsukata was also Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman for 5 years, and served Senator Lieberman in the same capacity during the 2000 national presidential election campaign. |
