US Mission Geneva

The United States will contribute up to $475 million to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), promising to give $1 for every $2 committed by other donors.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it was good for Russia, the United States and the global trading system.

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk concluded meetings with Vietnamese senior officials in Hanoi that covered the U.S.-Vietnam economic relationship as well as regional trade and investment ties.

The U.S. economy grew more than initially estimated from April to June as gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.7 percent, according to a new Commerce Department report.