EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN KIM DELIVERS OPENING REMARKS AT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON ALIGNING COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:

Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce." -Remarks-Good afternoon, and welcome to today's joint hearing - More Bang For the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce. Over the past year, our committee has examined commercial diplomacy and how it supports American businesses overseas, a capability that directly shapes our global competitiveness.While the United States possesses strong tools, they are spread across agencies and implemen...