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Readouts from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings in Israel on October 28, 2019 | U.S. Department of the Treas…

Readouts from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s
Meetings in Israel on October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with National
Security Advisor of the State of Israel Meir Ben-Shabbat
Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin participated in a working lunch with
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat. They discussed e orts to combat terrorist
financing and national security issues of mutual concern.

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the State of Israel
Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu. Secretary Mnuchin and Prime Minister Netanyahu rea irmed the strong and
enduring relationship between the United States and Israel and discussed topics of mutual
concern including terrorist financing, economic cooperation and national security issues.

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Bank of
Israel Governor Amir Yaron
Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Bank of Israel Governor Amir
Yaron. They discussed the Israeli economic outlook, AML/CFT priorities, issues associated with
digital assets and fintech and other topics of mutual interest.

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Finance
Minister Moshe Kahlon of the State of Israel
Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Israeli Finance Minister Moshe
Kahlon. Secretary Mnuchin and Minister Kahlon discussed the Israeli economy and national
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security issues including cooperative e orts to combat terrorist financing and enforce economic
sanctions on Iran.

Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Minister of
Foreign A airs Yisrael Katz of the State of Israel
Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Israeli Minister of Foreign
A airs Yisrael Katz. Secretary Mnuchin and Minister Katz discussed the important bilateral
relationship between the United States and Israel and shared e orts to confront Iran’s
dangerous and destabilizing activities and to disrupt financial networks that support the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s terrorist proxies.

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