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Liam Fox to speak at Birmingham conference

Secretary of State for International Trade will appear at the British American Business Council annual conference in the city next month

Liam Fox MP will speak at the British American Business Council annual conference in Birmingham next month(Image: Alex Burstow/Getty Images)

Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox will be the keynote speaker at an international business conference in Birmingham next month.

The MP will speak at the British American Business Council (BABC) annual conference which takes place from June 6 to 8 and is expected

Mr Fox, MP for North Somerset, has been trade secretary since 2016 and a self-proclaimed staunch Eurosceptic, often speaking of the need for a clean break with Brussels.

Joining him on the line up of speakers are America's ambassador to the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Robert Wood Johnson and chief economist for financial services firm RSM Joseph Brusuelas.

Mr Johnson has been the ambassador since August when he was nominated by President Trump.

He has served on the President's Export Council, the President's Commission on White House Fellows and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He has been chairman and chief executive of private investment firm The Johnson Company for more than 30 years and is also chairman and chief executive of American football team the New York Jets and its foundation.

Mr Brusuelas is a specialist in analysing US monetary policy, labour markets, fiscal policy, economic indicators and American consumers.