Celebrating Global Economic Statecraft Day
About the Author: Jose W. Fernandez serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
On June 14, our embassies and consulates throughout the world, and many of us across the government here in Washington, celebrated Global Economic Statecraft Day (GESD) to recognize all the ways we are putting economics at the forefront of our foreign policy. And this recognition came all the way from the top: Secretary Clinton used her keynote speech at the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum to mark GESD, and President Obama released a video message dedicated to the day’s commemoration.
Above all, GESD was an opportunity to honor the dynamism and creativity of the ambassadors, economic officers,… more »
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