International Economic Policy

The State Department's Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) serves the U.S. Government in a solely advisory capacity by providing a forum for discussion of issues and problems in international economic policy. Committee membership consists of representatives of American organizations and institutions, including from business, labor, environment, academia, legal consultancies, and other public interest groups.

Full ACIEP meetings take place three times per year and are open to the public unless indicated otherwise in the Federal Register. Current subgroups, which meet more frequently, consist of economic sanctions and strategic regions. Participants' statements are not for attribution.

Theodore W. Kassinger, Partner at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, is Chairman. Nancy Zucker Boswell, Managing Director of Transparency International, and Thea Lee, Policy Director of the AFL-CIO, are Vice Chairmen. Comments or suggestions: email aciep@state.gov

December 19, 2008, Advisory Commmittee on International Economic Policy

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan and Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) Chairman Ted Kassinger prepared to open the December meeting of the ACIEP.		Selina Jackson of UPS confers with ACIEP members Mike Maibach (left) and James Fatheree (right) before the meeting began		Assistant Secretary for International Trade at the Department of the Treasury Clay Lowery (left) gave a readout of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy that took place on Nov. 15, 2008, in Washington, DC. Assistant Secretary Sullivan is also pictured.		Assistant Secretary Lowery (right) discusses the financial markets as General Dan Christman of the Chamber of Commerce listens.
Assistant Secretary Lowery engaged the Committee while the other speakers prepare to comment on the meeting topic.		ACIEP Members participated in a full discussion on the financial markets and the world economy.		Jeffrey Schott of the Peterson Institute for International Economics gave his thoughts on the foreign policy implications of the financial crisis.		Bill Reinsch (left), Chair of the Sanctions Subcommittee, and General Dan Christman (right), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Empowerment in Strategic Regions, both gave a review of their work in 2008 and a forecast of the Subcommittee's priorities for next year.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, David Nelson (left) gave final remarks and the Committee Chairman Ted Kassinger closed out the last ACIEP Meeting of 2008.

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