International Affairs - Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hills & Company, International Consultants, is the international strategy, trade, and investment advisory firm led by Ambassadors Carla Hills and Thomas Pickering. Ambassador Hills is a former U.S. Trade Representative, was chief negotiator of the NAFTA trade agreement, and helped launch the WTO. Ambassador Pickering is a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and a half-dozen countries worldwide, including Russia, India, Israel, and Nigeria. Our principals have extensive contacts with high-level government officials in key markets around the world as a result of their public and private sector experiences in trade, economics, business, diplomacy, and international politics. These relationships are reinforced through leadership positions in not-for-profit organizations, such as the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Inter-American Dialogue, and the International Crisis Group.Hills & Company's clients are typically Fortune 200 businesses with a global presence, but we also have both led and counseled companies who are just starting to build their overseas operations. We analyze international commercial issues and related political and economic environments; develop strategies for building support, both internal and external, where change is sought; and persuade key stakeholders in the public and private sectors to take the steps necessary to accomplish the client's objectives. Hills & Company has achieved numerous successes for our clients ranging from non-discriminatory market entry for goods, services, and investment to lowering taxes, tariffs, regulatory, and licensing barriers in every region of the world.