Rubio to Launch Long-Dormant Economic Diplomacy Panel

Group of agency leaders to help shape U.S. economic statecraft, including AI leadership

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to hold the first meeting of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group on Wednesday, two years after the panel was created during the Biden administration, according to The Hill.

The committee, composed of leaders from federal agencies, is intended to "shape the contours and focus of U.S. economic statecraft to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities," including "American leadership in AI," according to a State Department description cited by The Hill.

The gathering marks the first activation of the group since its creation, giving Rubio's State Department a formal venue to coordinate economic policy tools — from trade to technology competition — with the administration's broader foreign policy goals. The move comes as officials have increasingly framed economic and technological competitiveness, particularly in artificial intelligence, as central to U.S. standing abroad.

— Compiled from reporting by The Hill.