Economics

One of These People Could Be the Next U.S. Treasury Secretary

Can you hang with the G-7 one minute, a small-town chamber of commerce the next? You're hired
Photographer: Andrew Harrer
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It's a recruiting challenge for even the savviest presidential campaign — finding the ideal candidate for a job like this:

The role is U.S. Treasury secretary — spokesperson for the world's reserve currency, economic cheerleader, financial market regulator, signatory of the almighty buck.