Pierre Marion Quotes
In the economic competition, in the technological competition, we are competitors; we are not allies.
Commenting on why the French conducted industrial espionage against American companies:
Pierre Marion, French Intelligence Director, Quoted in The Washington Post, June 27, 1993
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1st Earl of Strafford. Although Strafford was a terrible ruler of Ireland and was hated by most, he did stimulate the development of the linen trade for which Ireland later became so famous. Most rulers of the time were not that interested in economic development, but he was. Holland and France were then the leaders in producing fine linen. Globalization was even then a factor in international trade. Strafford took advantage of the fertile lands of Ireland, and the abundant supply of cheap labor to import the finest Dutch seed and have Ireland plant thousands of acres of linen flax. He invested his own money also in order to get the industry started, and although the first production were viewed as cheap imitations of Dutch and French linen, soon the creativity and industry of the Irish produced an even better product and Ireland became the world leader of linen production.
The president was explaining the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which his administration had successfully negotiated with most Pacific Nations but had run into significant opposition in the United States, where trade pacts in general were being blamed by many Americans—–including politicians—–for the low wages and not enough jobs for many middle and lower class workers who did not experience quality education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or a few other areas that www in great demand.
The remark was made just before she became Prime Minister but while a member of the government.
Pierre Marion was a French senior official, who was the first director of the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE – Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure) from 1981 to 1982, and its predecessor, the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage (SDECE).