U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs

 

Media Advisory November 25, 2008
Contact Brookly McLaughlin, (202) 622-2920

 

                                       

U.S. and China to Hold Meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue in China Next Week

Washington, DC – Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will lead a U.S. delegation to China next week for the meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. The talks will take place December 4-5 in Beijing.

Secretary Paulson will be joined by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, and other Administration officials.

The fifth Cabinet-level meeting of the SED will focus on strategies for managing macroeconomic risks and promoting balanced economic growth, strengthening cooperation in energy and environment, confronting the challenges to trade, promoting open investment environments, and furthering international economic cooperation. The dialogue was launched by President Bush and President Hu in September 2006.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue credentials to media wishing to cover the SED. If you are seeking press credentials, you must complete and submit the attached form along with a digital passport photo to the Treasury Department’s Office of Public Affairs at press@do.treas.gov no later than 12:00p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 26.

SECV Press Registration Form