Readout from EXIM Chairman Kimberly Reed's Meeting with Israel's Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer
Washington, D.C. - Kimberly A. Reed, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), and David Fogel, chief of staff, met today at the Israeli embassy with Israel's Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, to discuss how America and Israel's close relationship extends to trade and economic cooperation.
During the meeting, Chairman Reed expressed EXIM's critical role in promoting trade between the United States and Israel, and the strong economic ties that serve the national economic and security interests of both countries. She said that the two allies benefit greatly from EXIM's longstanding support of U.S. exports to Israel. Over the past 20 years, EXIM has authorized financing to assist U.S. exporters in selling billions of dollars of "Made in America" goods and services to the Israeli market.
EXIM Chief of Staff David Fogel and EXIM Chairman and President Kimberly A. Reed met today with Israel's Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer at the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.
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