How our industry gains with General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. (interview with Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association President Harvey Bale Jr.) (Interview)

From: Medical Marketing & Media | Date: May 1, 1994 | Copyright information

Harvey Bale, Jr., PMA senior vice president for international affairs, explains how GATT and the North American Free Trade Agreement can make life easier for U.S. health care companies.

MM&M: Dr. Bale, I understand you attended the GATT negotiations not only on behalf of PMA, but that you also served as a formal advisor to U. S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor.

Bale: Yes, I served on a couple of advisory committees--the Chemicals Advisory Committee and the Intell...

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