Making Green Growth Deliver
U.S. Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson discusses the intersection of science and policy making at the OECD Environment Ministerial Meeting.
Leveling the Playing Field for International Business
Ambassador Kornbluh speaks to the Harvard Business School Club of France and Harvard Women France about U.S. efforts and achievements at the OECD to level the playing field for international business.
BIAC - Women’s Economic Empowerment
Ambassador Kornbluh with high level visitors at the BIAC workshop on "The Business Case for Women’s Economic Empowerment."
Assistant Secretary Fernandez
Assistant Secretary José Fernandez discusses the North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity with France 24 anchor Markus Karlsson.
Breifing Room
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Economic Statecraft: U.S. Foreign Policy in an Age of Economic Power
The world’s economic system has evolved. So must America’s foreign policy. This fact sheet explains how the United States is positioning itself in a world where security is shaped in boardrooms and on trading floors, as well as on battlefields.
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Secretary Clinton Highlights Economic Statecraft at Global Business Conference
February 21-22: Secretary Clinton hosts the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference. The Conference highlights 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. Keynote Address »
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Starting Strong: Implementing Policies for High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care
Ambassador Kornbluh spoke at the OECD-Norway High-level Roundtable entitled "Starting Strong: Implementing Policies for High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)."
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Linking Research to Education Policy
Ambassador Kornbluh made opening remarks at a workshop on “Innovation in Education: Connecting How we Learn to Educational Practice and Policy.” The workshop was hosted by The National Science Foundation and OECD’s Center for Educational Research and Innovation.
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The Rise and Consequences of Inequality
Five weeks after President Obama’s remarks in Kansas on inequality, CEA Chair Alan Krueger highlights OECD data in a speech on “The Rise and Consequences of Inequality in the United States.”
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OECD Adopts Recommendation for Internet Policy Making Principles
“Born at a U.S.-initiated high-level meeting earlier this year, these principles are a major step in our efforts to ensure the Internet remains an open platform, continuing to spur innovation, prosperity and job creation,” said Ambassador Kornbluh. “We will work with others to continue building consensus for these global norms that nurture openness and freedom on the Internet.”
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Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea
Secretary Clinton announced a new collaboration between several governments and international organizations called the Evidence and Data for Gender Equality, or EDGE. EDGE will help harmonize economic data broken down by gender across different surveys and national systems.
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Did you know?
U.S. taxpayers save more than $800 million each year on export credits alone, thanks to OECD Instruments!
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Vision Statement - OECD 50th Anniversary
U.S. Chair of MCM leads in creation of new vision
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Women's Economic Empowerment
Ambassador Kornbluh answers the question "Why focus on women?"
