International Economic Policy

The State Department's Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) serves the U.S. Government in a solely advisory capacity by providing a forum for discussion of issues and problems in international economic policy. Committee membership consists of representatives of American organizations and institutions, including from business, labor, environment, academia, legal consultancies, and other public interest groups.

Full ACIEP meetings take place three times per year and are open to the public unless indicated otherwise in the Federal Register. Current subgroups, which meet more frequently, consist of economic sanctions and strategic regions. Participants' statements are not for attribution.

Theodore W. Kassinger, Partner at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, is Chairman. Nancy Zucker Boswell, Managing Director of Transparency International, and Thea Lee, Policy Director of the AFL-CIO, are Vice Chairmen. Comments or suggestions: email aciep@state.gov

September 29, 2008, Advisory Commmittee on International Economic Policy

ACIEP Chairman Ted Kassinger (center), Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan (left) and Bureau of East Asia and the Pacific's Deputy Assistant Secretary, John Norris (right).	ACIEP Member, John Frisbie highlights concerns expressed by members of the U.S. China Business Council.	Ambassador Alan Holmer, Special Envoy to China, discusses the U.S. -China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) with the members.from the geopolitical perspective and the U.S.-Korea FTA.	Rich O'Brien, Consumers Product Safety Commission (CPSC) talks about toy recalls and consumer safety concerns with China.
General Dan Christman, Senior VP for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, offers remarks on the China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).	Thea Lee, AFL-CIO's policy director and Vice Chair of the ACIEP, addresses the U.S. labor industry concerns with China.	ACIEP Members Selina Jackson of UPS (left), Frank Vargo of NAM (center), and Nancy Zucker Boswell of Transparency International (right).	ACIEP Members Eric Smith, International Intellectual Property Alliance (center), Jean Hollaran of the Consumers Union (left), and Deborah Wince-Smith of the Council on Competitiveness (right).

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