They say the region is likely to continue to import talent much as it has over the past two decades.

The hiring of Ms. Heller marks the second time in recent years that the agency has tried to import creative talent.

For all the goods and services they export they need to import talent from those markets to help make it happen.

Previous tsars and the aristocracy had focused almost exclusively on importing European talent.

The Cathedral doesn't always have to import talent, however.

But now the National Basketball Association is working to import talent from Yugoslavia, bid for players in a global marketplace, and market itself throughout the world.

There seems to be a new desire to import American talent - and not just Hollywood celebrities whose every sighting makes news.

Craig Barrett, Intel's chief executive, said the company would have to "import talent" to fill the anticipated 1,000 new jobs.

If so, I will import talent from now on.

It would come as no surprise if the Mets imported more talent from Japan next season.