State, USTR, Commerce to lead new Economic Diplomacy Action Group

The State Department, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department will lead a new “whole-of-government” initiative to expand trade and boost U.S. businesses opportunities through economic diplomacy, the administration announced. The newly commissioned Economic Diplomacy Action Group, mandated by Congress in 2019, will “strengthen U.S. commercial diplomacy on the global stage and expand economic prosperity at home, supporting American workers and creating jobs,” State said in a June 24 announcement . The secretary of State will...