U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks is Elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy by the House Financial Services Committee

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-6) was formally elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy by the House Committee on Financial Services.

As leader of the subcommittee of International Monetary Policy, Congressman Meeks will be responsible for oversight of U.S. policy in international financial institutions which include the two largest, the World Bank and IMF. Other institutions include, InterAmerican Development Bank and the Asian and the African Development Banks. The committee will continue to emphasize the importance of programs and policies that are aimed at poverty reduction and global economic growth and stability.

“I am honored to be elected to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy. There is a tremendous amount of work that needs to be done to overcome the economic and fiscal challenges facing both our nation and the world. I look forward to working with the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and my colleagues in both the House and Senate in the 111th Congress in bipartisan manner to address our global challenges,” stated Congressman Meeks.

Now serving in his sixth full-term, Congressman Meeks was elected to the House on February 3, 1998. Representing New York's Sixth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, Meeks' district covers all towns of Southeast Queens, Far Rockaway and Howard Beach. He is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Meeks is a Member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), New Democrats Caucus and the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). He serves as the Co-chair of the Malaysia Caucus, Services Caucus, Dialogue Caucus and the Middle East Economic Partnership Caucus.