{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s9901","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f9901.","heading":"Findings","text":"\u00a7\u202f9901.\nFindings\nCongress makes the following findings:\n(1) According to the 2017 National Security Strategy of the United States of America, \u201cRetaining our position as the world\u2019s preeminent economic actor strengthens our ability to use the tools of economic diplomacy for the good of Americans and others.\u201d.\n(2) A\nNovember 7, 2018\n(3) In the January\u2013February 2019 issue of The Foreign Service Journal, Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, the President of the American Foreign Service Association, wrote, \u201cForeign Service support for American business.\u2000.\u2000.is a major reason why the U.S. Foreign Service was created.\u201d.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s9901.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9901","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f9901."},{"t":"heading","text":"Findings","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Congress makes the following findings:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9901/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" According to the 2017 National Security Strategy of the United States of America, \u201cRetaining our position as the world\u2019s preeminent economic actor strengthens our ability to use the tools of economic diplomacy for the good of Americans and others.\u201d.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9901/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" A ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 7, 2018","tail":", cable from Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to all diplomatic and consular posts\u2014\u201cBoosting Commercial Diplomacy Around the World\u201d\u2014stated that \u201chelping American companies is a foreign policy priority.\u2000.\u2000.Promoting broad-based, responsible, and sustainable economic growth helps to stabilize regions and creates new and growing markets for U.S. companies. A transparent and level playing field for U.S. investment in these countries counters real and growing challenges such as China\u2019s Belt and Road initiative.\u201d."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9901/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" In the January\u2013February 2019 issue of The Foreign Service Journal, Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, the President of the American Foreign Service Association, wrote, \u201cForeign Service support for American business.\u2000.\u2000.is a major reason why the U.S. Foreign Service was created.\u201d.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}