About the Bretton Woods Committee |
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The Bretton Woods Committee is a network of prominent global citizens which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and to foster strong, effective Bretton Woods institutions as forces for global well-being.
The Committee's 700 members are leaders in business, finance and civil society from across the United States and around the world.
The Committee organizes frequent conferences and seminars. Many of these are designed to reach a broad public audience. Recent programs have included:
- Responding to the Global Food Crisis examined how the internaitonal financial institutions, corporations, governments, and and relief organizations are responding to the food crisis.
- Readiness for the Next Financial Crisis discussed the state of the global economy and evaluate financial reform
- Moving the U.S. Trade Agenda Forward allowed participants to exchange ideas on how international trade policy can keep the U.S. economy forging ahead
- Turnmoil in Europe assessed whether the current turmoil in Europe risks altering the U.S. growth and recovery outlook
- Africa's Needs and the Evolving Role of Development Aid examined constraints to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, how to make development aid more effective, and the role of the private sector in the development process.
- World Bank Climate Investment Funds Roundtable explored the implication of climate change and the potential effects of the new initiative and investments
- Analyzing the impact of Trade Finance by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank creation of a 'global trade liquidity program to expand access to trade finance to importers and exporters in the developing world'
- New Global Financial Reform
- China's Currency Misalignment and Congressionally Mandated Trade Sanctions
- Strengthening Capital Markets in Emerging Market Countries
- The World Bank's Work in Africa (Hill Forum)
- A look at Inter-American Development Bank President Moreno's development agenda for Latin America
- Examination of how development finance can be used to catalyze private investment in developing countries
- Outlining a proposed path for IMF reform
Two specific Committee working groups provide a more focused agenda for those with specific interests: the (1) International Council and the (2) Multilateral Roundtable.
History of the Bretton Woods Committee
The Bretton Woods Committee was created in 1983 at the suggestion of two former Treasury officials - Secretary Henry Fowler and Deputy Secretary Charls Walker, a Democrat and a Republican. They saw the need for an organized effort to ensure that leading citizens spoke to Congress about the importance of funding the World Bank and IMF. In recent years, the Committee has also taken on the role of advisor to the multilateral institutions and actively works to enhance their effectiveness. In order to ensure a global perspective, the Committee has broadened its mandate to encourage the active participation of opinion leaders from across the United States and around the world.
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