In addition, Mr. Aldonas co-chairs the Atlantic Council’s Project on Transatlantic Leadership in the Global Economy, serves as a member of the board of directors of the Center for International Private Investment (CIPE) and the Global Fairness Initiative, and advises the RAND Institute’s Global Pharmaceutical Policy Project and the U.S. Council on Competitiveness’ National Innovation Initiative. He teaches international economic law as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he serves as a member of board of advisers to the Law Center’s Institute for International Economic Law. He also serves as an arbitrator of claims brought before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, an affiliate of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation.

Prior to creating Split Rock, Mr. Aldonas was a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (2005-2006); Chairman of the Board of Transparency International – USA. (2005-2006); U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (2001-2005); Chief International Trade Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee (1997-2001); a partner with Miller & Chevalier (1986-1997); Counsel to the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform (1995); Director for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative (1984-1985); and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1983-1984). Mr. Aldonas began his career as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State in 1980.

Mr. Aldonas is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he received both his baccalaureate degree in international relations in 1975 and his law degree in 1979. He serves on the University of Minnesota Law School’s Board of Visitors, which oversees the Law School’s programs and operations.
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13/07/2007 Fresh free trade agenda for Doha – FT (News)