Breakfast with Charles McCreevy

Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Speaker
Charles McCreevy
European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services, European Commission
Presider
Stuart E. Eizenstat
Head of International Trade & Finance Practice, Covington & Burling

7:45 AM

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