Washington, DC—On June 25, 2012, Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, addressed WFPG on "International Financial Diplomacy" at a Women Shaping the Global Economy event moderated by Chrystia Freeland, editor of Thomson Reuters Digital. Her remarks covered the importance of the new field of international financial diplomacy, the need for immediate resolution of the euro-zone crisis, the American role in the process, and the importance and challenges of US-China economic relations. Read more

Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brainard addresses WFPG		Under Secretary Brainard and Chrystia Freeland of Thomson Reuters Digital
WFPG Board Members Mary Catherine Toker, Diana Negroponte, Maxine Isaacs, and Theresa Loar with WFPG President Patricia Ellis, Under Secretary Brainard, and Chrystia Freeland		Chrystia Freeland opens the program
Ambassador Claudia Fritsche of Liechtenstein and Ambassador John Negroponte		WFPG Board Chair Maxine Isaacs welcomes WFPG members and guests
Under Secretary Brainard during Q&A		Diana Villiers Negroponte listens to the program
Maxine Isaacs presents the Women Shaping the Global Economy Award to Under Secretary Brainard		Patricia Ellis with Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde of Finland, Ambassador Gary Doer of Canada, and WFPG Board Members Isabel Jasinowski and Debbie Dingell
Patricia Ellis with Deputy Chiefs of Mission Lily Munanka of Tanzania, Deborah Lyons of Canada, and Anna Nengenge of Namibia		Ambassador Gillian M.S. Bristol of Grenada and Mary Catherine Toker
Lisa Barry of Chevron and Ambassador Doer		Patricia Ellis and Theresa Loar with Ambassador Neil Parsan of Trinidad and Tobago and Marco Mosca of the Embassy of Switzerland
Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin of St. Kitts & Nevis, Deputy Chief of Mission Simone Rudder of Barbados, and Ambassador Bristol		Ambassadors Gary Doer of Canada, Nathalie Cely Suárez of Ecuador, and Ritva Koukku-Ronde of Finland