On September 27, 2023, German State Secretary Joerg Kukies, G7/G20 Sherpa and Economic Advisor of the Federal Chancellor, met with U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Mike Pyle, alongside their delegations, to discuss German-U.S. cooperation on a range of bilateral, regional, and global economic issues.

The talks took place under the aegis of the U.S.-Germany Economic Dialogue announced in the 2021 Washington Declaration.

The discussions focused on how to promote the clean energy transition and enhance energy security, strengthen and protect multilateralism, support technology development and preserve economic security, and address key challenges for the global economy.

In addition, participants met with representatives from German and U.S. companies to discuss strengthening trade and investment.

The German delegation also included Director General for Economic, Financial and Climate Policy in the Federal Chancellery Steffen Meyer; State Secretary Udo Philipp, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action; State Secretary Heiko Thoms, Federal Ministry of Finance; and State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The U.S. delegation also included Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann; Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo; Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez; National Security Council Senior Directors Tarun Chhabra and Sarah Ladislaw; National Security Council Director Brendan Kelly; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance Brent Neiman; and Deputy Chief of Mission Woodward C. Price.

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