"We know that the ancient Egyptians had extensive trade routes and it is entirely possible that both medicinal plants and the knowledge to use them effectively were traded between regions and countries, " Dr Metcalf said.

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In 1996 with representatives of leading U.S. semiconductor firms I was a committee member reviewing U.S.-Japan semiconductor trade agreements as part of an extensive evaluation of all U.S.-Japan trade agreements from 1980 to 1996 launched by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ).

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Robert Zoellick, America's trade representative, who has extensive experience negotiating with the European Union and other key trading partners, has been nominated to be Ms Rice's deputy secretary of state.

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My first exposure to seasonal analysis was in the early 1990s through Steve Moore of the Moore Research Center, which provides extensive research into seasonal trends and how they can be used to trade commodity spreads.

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Following the incriminating findings of an extensive survey of the Apple and Google Play app stores, the Federal Trade Commission has launched multiple investigations into mobile apps companies that may be in violation of child online privacy laws.

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Mary Jo White, former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has an extensive record of prosecuting white-collar crime, won convictions in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1998 terrorist attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa, and put crime boss John Gotti away.

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Throughout the 7th-13th centuries they maintained a wide trade network across Asia, Africa and Europe, which made them the world's leading extensive economic power.

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In the late 1980s under the Reagan Administration the U.S. Trade Representative Japan Desk head was Glen Fukushima, raised in Japan and southern California, with extensive Japan linkages.

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Dole's government resume is extensive and includes professional stints at the Nixon White House as a deputy assistant for consumer affairs, the Federal Trade Commission, and the now-defunct Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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