Nearly 70% of US adults recently said that the central promise of the American Dream—that hard work can earn a good life—is no longer true or never was. My latest in the @latimes proposes one innovative solution utilizing a lesser known @SBAgov program.

I’ll be speaking with Ali Velshi on Sunday July 27th at 11:40am on trade and tariffs and what it means for you. Join us!

Strategic alliances with U.S. partners in Asia are key to global stability—and Japan is at the forefront. We welcomed H.E. Shigeo Yamada, Ambassador of Japan to the U.S., for a Global Dialogue Dinner on diplomacy, regional security & economic resilience. Thank you to @JapanEmbDC

.@realDonaldTrump tariffs won't make America great. When we build bridges to our allies–not walls–everyone stands to benefit. My latest in @FortuneMagazine on the strategic advantages of free trade. Take a read, @elonmusk. You might learn something.

Mourning my good friend Ratan Tata who passed away today. I admired him greatly—brilliant, kind, and publicly spirited. We last communicated in July when we both looked forward to a time to get together again. So I’m particularly sad today. #TataGroup

My latest in @TheHillOpinion: as we enter a new phase of great power competition, in which democracy is under threat in many regions, we need to supercharge our cultural diplomacy efforts. We need to find a way to coordinate our influence outside the traditional venues.

Thrilled and humbled to share that my mother Lillian Vernon's yellow Formica kitchen table, from which she started her iconic catalog business, is now on display at the @amhistorymuseum alongside artifacts from another groundbreaking entrepreneur, advertising legend Byron Lewis.

A robust exchange of ideas! Hosted students from @Harvard & @UChicago at India House for an engaging discussion on 🇮🇳’s developmental priorities, ambitious goals for green & sustainable growth, and vibrant 🇮🇳🇺🇸 partnership. Thank you @FredHochberg for moderating.

As the world realigns in the post-Cold War era, our cultural influence is a key factor that will help to determine whether we can build a new int’l system aligned with American interests. We need to use every resource we can to give our soft power a boost. https://t.co/Sfg1xCpaZR

I want to thank the board for electing me as their new Chair and am honored to succeed @AnnStock1 and thank her for her many years of friendship and invaluable service to Meridian. We have much work to do!

Having been a trustee since 2017, I have had a front-row seat to witness the excellent work that @MeridianIntl has done in finding common ground with countries around the world while strengthening America's role in global diplomacy.

.@RonDeSantisFL's feud with @Disney: bad for Florida, bad for our economy, bad for America. My latest in the @MiamiHerald on the toll his culture war is having on investment decisions of companies foreign and domestic.

To raise the debt ceiling, it would take merely 5 Republicans to sign on to move this forward to the floor. At present, 18 Republicans represent districts that President Biden won in 2020. A rare procedural maneuver, the discharge petition just might help avert default.

When a fundamental–or transformative–bill needs to get passed and leadership dithers, the discharge petition is there to make it happen. I recall well in 2015 when it was used to unjam @EXIMBankUS when I was Chair. It can work again now as well. https://t.co/WVbwEgRPxa

Congratulations to my old friend, @RahmEmanuel! A strong advocate for the U.S. and #LGBTQ people in Japan.

📜 🖊️ today we made it official! Looking forward to sharing more about the addition of Lillian and her story to the @smithsonian collection and upcoming refresh to the #AmericanEnterprise exhibit that will go on view this fall at the @amhistorymuseum! - FPH #WomensHistoryMonth

The formica kitchen table — which still has scratches on it that I made when I was young — and other objects will be made accessible to the public at the @amhistorymuseum when the American Enterprise exhibit is refreshed this fall. I hope you will visit and take a look! - FPH

Excited to share that my brother and I are donating a number of objects to the @smithsonian from the business my mother, Lillian, founded including the kitchen table on which she started the company, which bore her name. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/itOw14l09T

The Journal even posted an excerpt from my book #TradeisNOT a Four Letter Word when it was published highlighting how the Apple iPhone is a prime example of why bi-lateral trade deficits are meaningless indicators:

The @WSJ recently touted how the US trade deficit has hit a record...what gives! We all know trade deficits don't matter.