Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs

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Former Under Secretary Timothy Adams
Former Under Secretary Timothy Adams

The Under Secretary for International Affairs is a position within the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury on international economic issues. The current Under Secretary is David H. McCormick, who was sworn in on August 14, 2007.[1] Recent former Under Secretaries include Timothy D. Adams,[2] John B. Taylor,[3] Timothy F. Geithner,[4] and Lawrence H. Summers.[5]

The Under Secretary leads the development and implementation of policies in the areas of international finance, trade in financial services, investment, economic development, international debt. It also leads the development of policies on U.S. participation in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the other multilateral development banks (including the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The Under Secretary also coordinates financial market policy with the G-7 industrial nations.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Treasury - Biography of David H. McCormick, Under Secretary for International Affairs". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "U.S. Treasury - Biography of Timothy D. Adams, Under Secretary for International Affairs". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "Policies in International Finance 2001-2005". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "Timothy F. Geithner, President of the New York Fed - Organization - About the Fed - Federal Reserve Bank of New York". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "History of the President's Office". Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
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