Is U.S. Economic Diplomacy Up To Speed?

As economic and energy competition intensify, the United States faces mounting pressure to modernize the tools it uses to compete globally. From securing critical minerals supply chains, to shaping technology standards, to advancing energy and industrial policy, U.S. government agencies are facing a new set of priorities. While the State Department’s role has expanded significantly, its internal structures have not kept pace, leaving expertise fragmented across nearly 20 agencies without strong coordination.

Please join the CSIS Global Development Department (GDD) on Friday, September 18 at 1:00 PM ET for a timely discussion on a new report, A New Organizational Paradigm for Economic Statecraft at the U.S. State Department. GDD President Enoh T. Ebong is joined by Allison Lombardo, former deputy assistant secretary for international organization affairs at the U.S. Department of State and senior associate (non-resident) with CSIS, and Jonathan Gandomi, former senior advisor at Prosper Africa, to examine where current U.S. government structures fall short and what a more coherent organizational model looks like. 

This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.