.Sen_JoeManchin traveling to World Economic Forum in Davos as part of US delegation
The meeting of dozens of heads of state and hundreds of government ministers has the theme"Cooperation in a Fragmented World," stressing working together as reduced economic development affects countries amid the coronavirus pandemic and war in Ukraine.The delegation being sent by the U.S. government includes Cabinet members, senators, and House representatives.
The members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet making the trip to Davos include Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.
Members of Congress attending the forum include Sens. Chris Coons , Maria Cantwell , and Joe Manchin , along with Reps. Joaquin Castro , Madeleine Dean , Mike Gallagher , Darrell Issa , Gregory Meeks , Seth Moulton , Maria Salazar , Mikie Sherrill , and Juan Vargas . Other notable attendees to the forum include BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, among other world leaders and business executives.The WEF, which will end on Jan. 20, has been criticized for being a meeting of elites who are out of touch, with the key examples critics pointing to being calls at previous meetings to cut emissions while several attendees take private jets to Davos.
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