UPDATE: I was a day off when I wrote this. Secretary Clinton is remaining in Los Cabos through the third session on MONDAY! Then she will return for this event which begins on Tuesday. Forgive me for being a little disoriented datewise. I am dealing with a great many deadlines right now and tend to push things ahead a little mentally so that I think I have less time than I really do! Sorry for the mix-up.
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We were prepared, via Friday's press briefing, for no statements to be issued from the ministerial G-20 in Los Cabos, but there are not even any photos so far. Just guessing, but Mme. Secretary is probably on her way back to D.C. since she had to leave before the final session in order to prepare for tomorrow when she is hosting this.
Well, even though I have no pictures from the G-20, I liked this one from Friday. Lovely! How does anybody look this beautiful without having weekends off and flying all over the globe?Secretary Clinton to Host Global Business Conference
Notice to the Press
Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCFebruary 17, 2012
On February 21-22, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference. The Conference will bring together senior officials from U.S. business support organizations from over 100 countries; U.S. private sector executives focused on international business; and senior U.S. government leaders from the White House, the Departments of State, Commerce, Treasury and Energy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
Building on the President’s agenda to accelerate America’s economic renewal, the Conference will highlight how the U.S. government can promote U.S. businesses abroad, increase U.S. exports, attract new investment to the United States, and create American jobs.
The first day of the event will feature sessions on export promotion, increasing foreign investment in the United States, creating public-private partnerships, facilitating business and leisure travel to the United States, and key policy topics of interest to businesses abroad. The second day will include breakout sessions, hosted by the State Department’s regional Assistant Secretaries, to discuss regional strategies to advance shared economic interests.
Keynote remarks by Secretary Clinton and Boeing Company Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. (12:45 p.m.) – Benjamin Franklin Room
The Secretary’s remarks will be livestreamed on state.gov.
Thank you for all of your hard work, Mme. Secretary. Have a safe trip home!
