title: International Trade and Investment
text: # International Trade and Investment
  
  The International Trade and Investment Directorate is a directorate of the Scottish Government. The main areas of responsibility of the directorate are the internationalisation of the economy of Scotland and maximising the value of the food and drink industry sector of the Scottish economy.
  
  The directorate is responsible for setting policy relating to trade, capital and foreign investment, and food and drink sectoral policy.
  
  ## Composition
  
  ### Cabinet Secretaries
  
  * Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  * Ivan McKee, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise]]
  * Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  
  ### Management of the board
  
  * Liz Ditchburn, Director-General of Economy
  