Staff member urges foreign investment, calls commercial diplomacy "a 2 way street"

A staff member urged foreign investors to work with U.S. diplomatic missions and underscored the value of foreign capital for the American economy. “I think it's very important to highlight for the American people the value of foreign investment,” the staff member said.

The speaker said the United States welcomes investment from abroad and asked foreign visitors and businesses to coordinate with U.S. missions to identify opportunities. “We want to support those of you who are coming from foreign countries to invest in our country and underscore to the American people how valuable it is to have foreign investment in our country,” the staff member said. The speaker also invited U.S. investors to notify missions if they see opportunities abroad that would “benefit from investment from The United States' world class capital markets.”

The remarks framed commercial diplomacy as reciprocal. “Commercial diplomacy is a 2 way street,” the staff member said, urging cooperation between investors and U.S. missions. The speaker repeated the call to work directly with missions to facilitate investment identification and follow-up.

No formal action, vote, or legal authority was announced in the remarks.