The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs is an office in the

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...

responsible for managing the

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of State charged with promoting economic security and prosperity at home and abroad. It reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and t ...

. It was known as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from December 1944 to September 15, 1972. The purpose of the bureau is to " romotea 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."

Assistant Secretaries of State for Economic and Business Affairs

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