THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SPAIN

Aggregating and promoting
US-Spain Business interests

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SPAIN
Founded in 1917, is a nonprofit association of both Spanish and American businesses and businessmen, dedicated to the promotion of commercial, economic and industrial relations between Spain and the United States.

The Chamber benefits from close relationships with the administrations of both countries but is totally independent, supported exclusively by member's dues.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 11-16th, 2008. Spain-US Business Development Mission to the State of Texas. Spanish companies in several sectors –among them Energy, Life Sciences, Information Technologies and Food- will visit Texas, touring three main cities (Dallas, Austin and Houston), and interacting with the state’s main business development institutions, research centres and especially potential business partners. The mission should result in an increase in the presence of Spanish companies in Texas, which ranks third among US states in attraction of FDI. Specifically the mission will promote: Direct investments by Spanish companies, Joint ventures with US companies,Import-Export-Distribution, Exchange of know-how and Licensing agreements.

RECENT EVENTS

 

April29th,2008,Madrid:Seminar on Professional Networking: How Internet can help you create, manage and improve your network of contacts.  The seminar was offered by Rosaura  Alastruey, who has a Degree in Publicity and Public Relations and an extensive course in Management Tools from the ESADE business school.

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April 23rd, 2008, Madrid: Fundraiser Gala dinner in favor of M.D. Anderson International Spain Foundation, presided by HRH. Doña Pilar de Borbón, Duchess of Badajoz, and with the presence of Dr. John Mendelsohn President of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Hon. Eduardo Aguirre, US Ambassador to Spain. Sponsored by PromoMadrid, Pfizer and Schering Plough

January 16th, Madrid,: Amcham Spain organized a working breakfast to discuss the growing opportunities for Spanish companies to invest in renewable energies in the United States . The US Ambassador to Spain , Eduardo Aguirre , and the President of AmCham Spain , Jaime Malet addressed approximately 120 executives from Spanish energy companies and encouraged them to enter the US market.

>>Speech by Jaime Malet, President of AmCham Spain

 
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