Ambassador Ira Shapiro

A Senior Advisor with ASG’s East Asia & Pacific practise, Ira Shapiro supports and helps clients in implementing trade and investment strategies across the globe, especially in Japan and across Asia. Shapiro served as Chief U.S. Trade Negotiator for Japan and Canada and as General Counsel in the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration. Shapiro is widely regarded as a law and policy expert and is also a celebrated author.

With a career spanning over more than 40 years in Washington, Shapiro has made his mark on both American government and international trade. Shapiro is well known for his book, titled ‘Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?’, which has received widespread critical acclaim and has spurred praise from esteemed organisations and individuals such as Publisher’s Weekly and Madeline K. Albright, the former Secretary of State.

Shapiro has spoken at many events and has appeared on several media platforms, including Hardball with Chris Matthews and C-SPAN Book TV. Shapiro’s debut book release, titled ‘The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis’, was a prequel to his most recent book and received a similar glowing response, hailed as ‘a tour de force’ in the Washington Post. Shapiro has contributed to the New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg Review, CNN.com and many more.