About the founder

Mr. de Leon is the Founder and President of Trade Connections International, a Washington, DC based international trade and business development consultancy which assists US companies work abroad, and foreign companies work in the US.


Trade Connections International elaborates business, marketing, project management and public relations strategies, seeks financing for projects, and gathers critical information for its clients.

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

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Recent and upcoming events

Week of June 20, 2011 (Chicago, IL)

Trade Connections International's President Philip H. de Leon will be attending the 47th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association


Week of March 28, 2011 (Phoenix, AZ)

Trade Connections International's President Philip H. de Leon participated in the 20th Partnerships in Clinical Trials as Vice President of Business Development for a client with EDC/CTMS solutions.


Week of February 14, 2011
(Budapest, Hungary)

Trade Connections International accompanied a client to a conference in Budapest, Hungary.


Week of December 13, 2010 (Washington, DC)

Trade Connections International's President gave a presentation at the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC on the Emerging Trends in Russian-American Trade Relations.


Weeks of November 29 and December 6, 2010
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

Trade Connections
International's President visited Tajikistan with a business partner in a fact finding mission to prepare a comprehensive report on this lesser known country of Central Asia. The visit included a meeting with H.E. President Emomali Rahmon (see site of the President of Tajikistan) as well as with many government officials and representatives of the private sector, foreign diplomatic representations, and international financial institutions. The report will be available in February/March 2011.

Week of August 30, 2010 (Washington, DC)

Trade Connections
International assists its client, a Russian software development company with strong expertise in the Health Care/Life Sciences sector, to sign a contract with the British office of a U.S. company.

Week of July 19, 2010
(Farnborough, UK)

Trade Connections
International organized a meeting with a Fortune 100 companies for one of its Eastern European clients at the Farnborough Air Show.

Week of June 7 , 2010
(Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA)

Trade Connections
International represented a client at the Drug Information Association 46th Annual Meeting and made a presentation at Temple University on how the private sector is involved in US trade policy shaping/making.

Week of April 19, 2010
(Washington, DC)

Trade Connections International was represented at the Jordan - US Investment and Trade Forum and held several meetings. re. projects in the Middle East.

Week of March 8, 2010
(Washington, DC)

Trade Connections International was represented at the U.S. Export-Import Bank Annual Meeting that took place on March 11-12, 2010 with President Barack Obama as one of the main speakers.

Week of February 8, 2010
(Moscow, Russian Federation)

Trade Connections International attended the 3rd Annual Russia & Eurasia Trade and Investment Forum in Moscow, Russian Federation, February 8-9. Meetings with existing and potential clients were conducted during the week.