Tomorrow: On Hillary Clinton's Agenda
Global Travel and Tourism Conference
Washington, DC
October 1, 2012
Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the Global Travel and Tourism
Conference at the U.S. Department of State on October 2, 2012. This is
the third in the global business conference series the State Department
has launched to support President Obama and Secretary Clinton’s
commitment to strengthen the American economy.
Secretary Clinton,
Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides, as well as officials from the
White House, will lead a public-private partnership of nearly 150 senior
officials representing diverse organizations from over 80 private
corporations and more than 50 U.S. government agencies, including the
U.S. Departments of State, Transportation, Commerce, and Homeland
Security, in addition to domestic and international airlines, Marriott
International, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, SeaWorld Parks &
Entertainment, Discovery Communications, and Brand USA.
The
conference will focus on an interactive discussion about how the public
and private sectors can work together to market and promote the United
States and increase travel and tourism. Senior travel and tourism
industry representatives, as well as state tourism bureau directors have
been invited.
Secretary Clinton’s remarks will begin at 10:45 a.m. in the George C. Marshall Auditorium.
