Charlene Barshefsky spoke on the topic of "Trade, National Security, and Bilateral/Regional Free Trade Agreements in Asia" at the Eighth Annual Former US Trade Representative Seminar held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, February 13, 2008. Other USTRs at the event were Carla Hills, William Brock, Clayton Yeutter, Mickey Kantor, and Robert Portman. Current USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab presented the luncheon address at the event.