Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew to Lead Delegation to Financing for Development Conference in Ethiopia

July 3, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 3, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew will lead the U.S. Delegation to the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which will be held July 13-16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Financing for Development Conference will bring together world leaders, Finance and Foreign Ministers, private sector representatives, and non-governmental organizations to lay out a policy framework that will help countries to identify, attract, and access diverse sources of finance in support of sustainable development.

Secretary Lew will be joined by colleagues from across the U.S. Government, including the leadership of the United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Overseas Private Investment Corporation as well as senior representatives from the National Security Council, Department of State, and the United States Trade Representative.

Further details regarding Secretary Lew’s schedule will be made available in the weeks ahead.

For more information regarding Financing for Development, please visit: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffd3/index.html