On April 26-28, 1998, representatives from the private sector, governments, international organizations, and academia from all over the world gathered to discuss the future of global liberalization of services. For more information about the Ditchley Park event and to show the context in which the GSN was formed, click on the following links:

April 21, 1998 - Trade Experts and Policy Makers Gather at Ditchley Park to Determine Future WTO Role in Services

Ditchley Park Declaration

Ditchley Park Agenda

Preparing for Services 2000: by Dr. WK Chan, Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries

Remarks by President Clinton at the Commemmoration of the 50th Anniversary of the World Trade Organization

List of Attendees

Photographs