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9/22/2021

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom…

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting
with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom
September 22, 2021

Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of
the United Kingdom. Secretary Yellen highlighted the Biden Administration’s e orts to build
a stronger domestic economy for the middle class, and double the United States’ public
international climate finance pledge. She welcomed the UK’s leadership of the G7 and COP26 this year, and coordination on Build Back Better World. The Secretary noted the
importance of continued collaboration to end the COVID-19 pandemic, support the global
recovery, and forcefully address the threat of climate change, including through the
mobilization of private sector investment and e orts of the international financial
institutions. They also discussed the situation in Afghanistan.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0366

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