I deeply regret the impact of my comments and apologise for not having weighed them more carefully … I was wrong to have spoken in a way that has res… - Lawrence Summers

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I deeply regret the impact of my comments and apologise for not having weighed them more carefully … I was wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women.

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About Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Henry "Larry" Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist, who was Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank (1991–93), senior U.S. Treasury Department official throughout President Clinton's administration (ultimately Treasury Secretary, 1999–2001), and director of the National Economic Council for President Obama (2009–2010). He was president of Harvard University (2001–2006), where he served as a professor and director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. In November 2025, he took leave from his public roles while his connections to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were investigated.

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Alternative Names: Lawrence H. Summers • Larry Summers • Lawrence Henry Summers
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We must recognise that in an integrated world, trade cannot be divorced from other concerns. We need to promote free trade and serious global efforts with respect to common problems even as we support every nation's right to chart its own course.
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