U.S. Secretary of State Delegates Authority to Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs

Summary

The U.S. Secretary of State has delegated authority to the Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, who is normally vested in the Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, in a move aimed at streamlining economic and business decision-making

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