Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs

United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
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Incumbent Patricia M. Haslach Acting since January 20, 2017
Reports to	Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Willard Long Thorp
Formation	1944
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs is an office in the United States Department of State responsible for managing the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. It was known as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from December 1944 to September 15, 1972.