Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs

United States
Assistant Secretary of State for
Economic and Business Affairs
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Amy Holman
(Acting)
since June 28, 2024[1]
Reports toUnder Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderWillard Long Thorp
Formation1944
WebsiteOfficial website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs is an office in the United States Department of State responsible for managing the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. It was known as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from December 1944 to September 15, 1972.[2]

The purpose of the bureau is to "[promote] a strong American economy by leveling the playing field for American companies doing business in global markets, attracting foreign investors to create jobs in America, and deploying economic tools to deny financing to terrorists, human rights abusers, and corrupt officials."[3]

  1. ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/amy-holman/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Assistant Secretaries of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs". Department History. Office of the Historian. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

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