Seattle Ministerial Conference 1999

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Seattle_Ministerial_Conference_1999

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
gptkbp:attendedBy	delegates from WTO member countries
gptkbp:endDate	1999-12-03
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Doha_Ministerial_Conference_2001
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international media attention
gptkbp:notableFor	failure to launch a new round of trade negotiations large-scale protests
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Mike_Moore_(WTO_Director-General) gptkb:Pascal_Lamy_(European_Commissioner_for_Trade) Bill Clinton (U.S. President) Charlene Barshefsky (U.S. Trade Representative) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria, later WTO Director-General)
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	environmental protection labor standards trade liberalization agricultural subsidies developing countries' concerns
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Third_WTO_Ministerial_Conference
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Geneva_Ministerial_Conference_1998
gptkbp:protestedBy	human rights organizations environmental groups labor unions anti-globalization activists
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:1999_Seattle_WTO_protests gptkb:anti-globalization_movement
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:World_Trade_Organization globalization trade negotiations
gptkbp:result	no agreement reached on new trade round
gptkbp:resultedIn	increased public awareness of globalization issues increased security measures at future WTO meetings
gptkbp:securityResponse	National Guard deployment curfew imposed in downtown Seattle
gptkbp:startDate	1999-11-30
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:WTO
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Seattle Ministerial Conference 1999