[wanabidii] Press Releases: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin Travels to Chicago and Des Moines

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin Travels to Chicago and Des Moines 10/10/2014 01:02 PM EDT Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin Travels to Chicago and Des Moines Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 10, 2014 Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin will travel to Chicago, Illinois, and Des Moines, Iowa, October 13 - October 17. In Chicago, Assistant Secretary Rivkin will meet with city officials and senior business leaders to discuss how the State Department works with U.S. businesses to bring more jobs and better economies to places like Illinois. He will speak on trade and investment issues to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The Assistant Secretary will meet with students at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics for a discourse on the vital connection between economic and foreign policy. He will also visit a technology incubator, highlighting the contributions of entrepreneurs to innovation and economic growth. In Des Moines, Assistant Secretary Rivkin will attend the Laureate Award Ceremony for the World Food Prize and participate in the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, where he will focus on the topics of global investment, support for the U.S. economy, and biotechnology as a tool for both hunger alleviation in the developing world and job creation at home. He will meet with executives and leaders from a broad spectrum of U.S. agribusiness to discuss how trade and agricultural production can address food security and global stability. The Assistant Secretary will also visit a soybean farm, one of the nation’s largest agricultural exports. For updates, follow Assistant Secretary Rivkin on Facebook and Twitter @AmbRivkin and @EconEngage. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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