US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Beth McCormick will travel to France on June 16-19, to hold consultations on defense trade issues and join other senior U.S. Government officials to promote more than 250 U.S. companies exhibiting the latest aerospace technologies at the Paris Air Show.
McCormick will join officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Defense to advocate for overseas marketing efforts of U.S. companies bidding on defense contracts, the U.S. Department of State said in a press release. They will also engage with senior government officials to promote defense sales of particular importance to the United States, discuss how progress toward Export Control Reform is supporting US partners and allies, meet with representatives of participating U.S. companies, and consult with governments on broader strategic cooperation issues.
The U.S. Government helps promote U.S. businesses around the world in countless ways that don't always get public attention. The State Department said under its Economic Statecraft initiative, "we are ready to leverage our network of more than 200 embassies and consulates in support of U.S. industry." It claimed that "America's economic renewal depends on the strength of the global economy - and the global economy depends on the strength of the American economy." Every day, our diplomats and commercial officers make work to promote U.S. companies wherever they operate - driving exports, creating jobs, and accelerating our economic renewal, it added.
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