The Interview
DEED/Commissioner
KatieClarkSieben Enterprise Minnesota’s President & CEO Bob Kill recently sat down with Clark Sieben for a wide ranging interview that covered DEED’s multifaceted relationship with manufacturing.
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ommissioner Katie Clark Sieben was appointed commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development in October 2012, after a turn as executive director
of the Minnesota Trade Office (MTO). MTO promotes the creation and retention of jobs and economic prosperity of the state by assisting Minnesota companies to export manufactured goods and services and attract foreign direct investment. As executive director, Clark Sieben was responsible for managing the overall strategic direction of the MTO, which marketplace, introducing Minnesota companies to foreign buyers and investors, building diplomatic relationships with international delegations and managing a staff of international trade representatives.
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includes promoting the State of Minnesota and its companies in the global