The 2011 Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow's Leaders

Indiana’s International Economy.  Indiana companies exported a state-record $28.7 billion in goods last year, and ranked 14th nationwide in export sales. Given this fact, how important are local and state trade missions abroad? How does health of the global economy and the fluctuating value of the dollar affect international trade? How does America’s budget deficit affect our future prosperity as a state and as a country?

• Indiana farmers to gain from trade deals - Lafayette Journal Courier
• Indiana lawmakers split on trade deals - Richmond Palladium Item
• Spending on national security has $8.3 billion impact on Indiana - Indiana University
• Free Trade Agreement Passage will Boost U.S. Income and Jobs, Lugar says - Release