WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Helping American Businesses Win Abroad: Strengthening U.S. Commercial Diplomacy".
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Commercial diplomacy is no longer a supporting function of foreign policy. It is foreign policy. The Trump administration has made clear that economic security is national security, and that how we compete economically abroad directly shapes our strategic position in the world. This is the right time to take a hard look at whether our current approach to commerc...