Economic Career Track

Promote U.S. prosperity, strengthen scientific, energy, health and technological cooperation.

Economic Officers build and maintain positive economic and trade relations between the U.S. and other countries. While having an economics background is useful, it's not required. They focus on developing relationships with important economic figures, including those in the business community, the government and opposition, non-governmental organizations, academia and multilateral organizations. They promote U.S. economic and commercial interests. Their reporting and analysis on economic conditions and trends in the host country influences U.S. policy formulation and implementation. Economic Officers receive extensive in-house training in economics, trade, commercial diplomacy, energy, and environmental issues. They influence and implement economic and trade policy as they help unravel the complexities of a global economy.

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