U.S. Department of the Treasury

(Archived Content) **WASHINGTON **– On Thursday, December 17, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew will chair a Summit of Finance Ministers of the United Nations Security Council on combating ISIL financing and broader opportunities to strengthen global efforts to combat the financing of terrorism.  This meeting marks the first time that finance ministers have convened for an official Security Council meeting and underscores the importance of united international efforts to countering the financing of terrorism as part of our work to defeat ISIL and terror threats like it.  For more, see our press release here. **WHO: ** Jacob J. Lew, Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Finance ministers and other senior officials from the 15 members of the UN Security Council **WHAT:       ** UN Security Council Summit of Finance Ministers on Countering the Financing of Terrorism **WHEN:       ** Thursday, December 17, 2015 3:00 PM EST **WHERE:      ** Chamber of the UN Security Council in New York UN Headquarters Manhattan, New York PRESS CREDENTIALS: Media planning to attend must either already have UN credentials, or get clearance from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.    To attend this Summit, please email Kurtis Cooper in Public Affairs at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations: CooperKA@state.gov ###