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Our Mission
Every day, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) creates jobs at home, boosts economic opportunities overseas, and makes America more secure. EB promotes a 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. Economics has become the indispensable foreign policy tool of our time. Everything we do is to ensure that the United States remains the world’s strongest and most dynamic economy.
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Investment Opportunities in Andorra
The Direct Line Webinar program presented "Investment Opportunities in Andorra," featuring investment and export opportunities for U.S. firms, including small to medium-sized American enterprises in smaller markets.
Policy Issues
- Business, Entrepreneurship, & Responsible Business Conduct
- Advancing the Digital Economy
- Investment Relationships, Development Finance, & Macroeconomic Affairs
- Economic Sanctions, Countering Terrorist Financing, Anti-Money Laundering, & Conflict Minerals
- International Trade Policy Advice & Safe, Secure, Efficient Global Transportation
Business, Entrepreneurship, & Responsible Business Conduct
Helps U.S. businesses and entrepreneurs pursue opportunities abroad and promotes responsible business conduct.
Learn More About Commercial and Business Affairs Business, Entrepreneurship, & Responsible Business ConductAdvancing the Digital Economy
Digital Economy issues are now managed by the new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
Learn More About the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Advancing the Digital EconomyInvestment Relationships, Development Finance, & Macroeconomic Affairs
Protects U.S. national security while promoting balanced investment relationships, fostering sustainable development, and supporting international financial stability to create prosperity and growth in the United States and abroad.
Learn More About International Finance and Development Investment Relationships, Development Finance, & Macroeconomic AffairsEconomic Sanctions, Countering Terrorist Financing, Anti-Money Laundering, & Conflict Minerals
Develops and implements sanctions and counter-threat finance policies to counter risks to national security posed by particular activities, groups, and countries.
Learn More About Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions Economic Sanctions, Countering Terrorist Financing, Anti-Money Laundering, & Conflict MineralsInternational Trade Policy Advice & Safe, Secure, Efficient Global Transportation
Represents the State Department in international trade and policy discussions and provides trade, agricultural, and intellectual property rights protection expertise on foreign policy issues. Leads U.S. government efforts to ensure safe, secure, efficient aviation and maritime transportation networks worldwide.
Learn More About Trade Policy and Transportation Affairs International Trade Policy Advice & Safe, Secure, Efficient Global TransportationDivisions and Offices
- Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions
- Division for International Communications and Information Policy
- Division for International Finance and Development
- Division for Trade Policy and Negotiations
- Division for Transportation Affairs
- Office of Commercial and Business Affairs
- Office of Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy