Rubio to host diplomacy meeting 'critical to advancing' US economy

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Source: The Hill

07/14/26 10:01 PM ET


Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday will hold the Economic Diplomacy Action Group’s (EDAG) first meeting, two years after it was established during the Biden administration.

The committee, made up of federal agency leaders, will “shape the contours and focus of U.S. economic statecraft to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities,” including “American leadership in AI,” a State official told The Hill.

“The EDAG will coordinate and leverage the full range of U.S. government programs and capacity-building mechanisms to enable economic conditions and opportunities that support U.S. companies, create jobs for American workers, and attract investment into the United States,” the official said.

Set to appear at the meeting are officials from the State, Commerce, Energy, Agriculture, Defense and Treasury departments, along with the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Development Finance Corporation, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5968796-marco-rubio-chairs-edag-meeting/

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1. "Attract investment into the United States," the official said.

Hey Donny, how about you stop antagonizing foreign governments with tariffs and insults?

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Where's the VP? Is he dead? Or on paid paternity leave?

He's going to get FOMO if he's not invited. Maybe it will be a fatal episode. 🤞

I hope they broadcast this what's likely to be a clusterfu>k of a waste of time and taxes.

[CrispyQ]

3. Glad they clarified this will be in his role as U.S. Secretary of State, not as Viceroy of Venezuela. -nt

[twodogsbarking]

4. That should be effective.