Oil, food industry executives invited to White House -sources
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds first Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner By Jarrett Renshaw
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House invited executives from an array of U.S. industries and businesses, including energy, food, and banks, to a briefing Monday on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a White House official said.
The White House officials and Cabinet members will discuss supply chain issues surrounding Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and ways to lessen the economic shocks, a source familiar with the plan told Reuters.
The off-the-record briefing will be led by National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the White House official said.
The meeting will include representatives from Pattern Energy, Invenergy, ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) Corp, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Visa Inc (NYSE:V)







