Senior Counselor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
LTG (Ret.) Daniel W. Christman, senior counselor to the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is responsible for advising the Chamber’s senior leadership on national security and international issues affecting the business community. He previously served as senior vice president for International Affairs at the Chamber, where he oversaw a team of dozens of policy analysts and program coordinators committed to global business engagement on behalf of the Chamber’s worldwide membership. He lectures extensively on foreign policy and national defense topics, including the ongoing war against international terrorism. His experience and his deep knowledge of foreign policy fuels each incendiary presentation.
Peace and prosperity, personified. Before joining the Chamber, Christman served for two years as the president and executive director of the Kimsey Foundation, where he helped launch a program on political reform in China in coordination with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Christman, a career military officer who retired from active duty in 2001, served for five years as the superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also served for two years as assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during which time he traveled with and advised Secretary of State Warren Christopher. He was centrally involved during this period with negotiations between Israel and Syria as a member of the Secretary's Middle East Peace Team. Further, Christman represented the United States as a member of NATO's Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium.
Letters, decorations, honors. Christman served as a military analyst for CNN International during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, and has also appeared on ABC, FOX, MSNBC, CNBC, and C-SPAN, to discuss defense and national security issues. During the Gulf War in 1991, he headed a strategic planning group that advised the Army's chief of staff on war prosecution policies.
Daniel Christman issues a clarion call to people striving for a unified today and a promising tomorrow. His gripping presentations about 21st century leadership and why values still matter rouse and inspire, and always leave audiences charged for the future.
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A Tour of the World: Economic Opportunities and Global Hotspots. Daniel Christman explains the global financial crisis and its effects in all areas of the world. By focusing on America's key trading partners, he shows businesses and industries how to invest in parts of the world that are doing well despite the global slowdown. His tour of the world takes audiences through the friendly nations, the unfriendly nations, and the ones that cannot be ignored by American investors. From the Middle East, to Latin America, to Southeast Asia, and Africa, Christman gets into the governmental, economic, and cultural hurdles that must be navigated by American industry in order to take advantage of the favorable opportunities presented by the global crisis.
China: The Central Front in Economic Development. The importance of China on the global economic scene is unquestioned, but the business environment in the planet's fastest-growing economy is fraught with pitfalls. Christman takes audiences through the policies that make China unique. He explains true nature of the protected Chinese industries such as bio-medical, steel, and automotives. He even breaks down the differences between the provinces, explaining which are most conducive for US industry and which will be in the future.
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