Monday, June 9, 2014

Treasury Secretary Lew to Make Middle East-Focused Empire Plotting Trip

It's a full-time, always on the run, job to be the paymaster of the Empire.

The Treasury today announced that Secretary Jacob J. Lew will travel to the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem and Germany on June 14-19, 2014.

According to the Treasury, the Secretary will meet with senior government officials and business leaders "for discussions on the state of the global economy, as well as regional economic issues. Secretary Lew’s meetings will also focus on other issues of common interest, including continued cooperation on efforts to disrupt the financial and support networks of terrorist organizations."

On Monday, June 16, Secretary Lew will be in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On Tuesday, June 17, the Secretary will be in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, June 18, the Secretary will be in Jerusalem. And on Thursday, June 19, the Secretary will be in Berlin, Germany.

On Thursday afternoon, Secretary Lew will return to Washington, D.C.

-RW

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