§3922c Integration of Foreign Economic Policy

Summary

The Secretary, working with the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, must 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. Each regional bureau must assign an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary who has training in economic and commercial affairs to handle economic matters and to put those priorities into practice. The Secretary must provide 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 topics such as the global business environment, development economics, development and infrastructure finance, trade and investment negotiations and implementation, customs and export procedures, market analysis, and global supply chain management.