§3922c Integration of foreign economic policy

Summary

The Secretary must work with the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment to set foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau and for individual countries when needed. The Secretary must also make policies and guidance so those priorities are used across the Department. The Secretary must name an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary in each regional bureau who has training in economic and commercial affairs to handle economic matters and to carry out those priorities. The Secretary must also create training at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to build practical foreign economic skills for Foreign Service officers. The training must include distance-learning and cover seven topics: the global business environment; the economics of development; development and infrastructure finance; trade and investment agreement negotiations; implementing multilateral, World Trade Organization, and U.S. trade agreements; customs and export best practices; and market analysis and global supply chain management.