Office Home Office Home About Us HomeBureaus & Offices > Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment ...Office of the Chief Economist hide Office of the Chief Economist Our Mission The Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) provides analysis of complex, emerging geoeconomic issues and offers advice to Department leadership on economic diplomacy challenges. In addition, OCE works to build economic statecraft capacity throughout the department and serves as a liaison to technical experts in economics and related fields in partner governments, international institutions and elsewhere in the U.S. government and academic community.