About Us

AmChamSpain's main aim is to work to improve the competitiveness, productivity and internationalization of the Spanish economy, to attract and stimulate investment and trade between the U.S. and Spain, and to promote technology and science transfer between the two countries.

 AmChamSpain carries out a crucial role in company networking between both countries. The wide range of events that the Chamber periodically organizes allows its partners to share information, grow more connected with other companies, and have access to high-ranking representatives of both local and national governments.

Advocacy

Advocacy

AmChamSpain represents the business interests of its members before the public administration

  • We prepare position papers on issues of common interest
  • We carry out consultations and visits to members of the government, establishing opportunities for members to speak before distinguished members of the public administration.
  • We monitor legislative developments

Committees and Working Groups

Professional consultation and debate groups where best practices, analysis and information of high strategic value are shared.

  • Development of strategies and positions to promote public-private approaches
  • Exchange of best practices
  • Ideal space for networking
  • Free participation
  • Representatives of affiliated companies.

Networking y Branding

Networking

  • Network of over 250 member companies and 1600 opinion leaders.
  • We promote the exchange of best practices and business between partners.
  • We hold around 60 events and meetings a year
  • We have over 10 committees

Branding

AmChamSpain supports your business image and promotes your brand through:

  • Our website: www.amchamspain.com with a link to your website, blog articles, interviews
  • Our publications and Directory of US companies in Spain and Spanish companies in the US
  • Sponsorships and events organized by the Chamber
  • Advertising material distributed among members
  • News from Our Partners section of our website
  • Logos and announcements in Chamber publications
  • Social media networks

Marketing

A club of discounts and exclusive offers

Our member to member program which is exclusively for members of the Chamber

Information

Information

AmChamSpain represents the business interests of its members before the public administration

Information and thought leadership

AmChamSpain has a comprehensive communication platform to disseminate relevant and summarized information, through the following

  • AmChamWeekly: weekly summary of international political and economic news and news from the Chamber
  • The Notebook: quarterly newsletter with information on the Chamber’s activities
  • Committee Newsletters: update on the activities of the committees
  • Legislative Newsflash: informative newsflash on legislative activity in Spain

Our History

The American Chamber of Commerce in Spain, AmChamSpain, is a private, non-political, non-profit institution. Founded in 1917, it has always been recognized for being at the service of American companies in Spain and Spanish companies in the U.S. Currently, we have more than 250 member companies, which have a combined turnover of 248 billion euros in Spain, 24% of the national GDP, and generate more than one million jobs.

 

AmChamSpain’s roster of partners boasts the majority of the biggest American companies operating in Spain, virtually all of the Ibex-35 companies, as well as a significant number of SMEs from both countries.

 AmChamSpain is part of the network of AmChams in 108 countries and the US Chamber of Commerce, which, with more than 3 million member companies, is the leading business organization in the United States.

Presidents

1934-1935

John E. Hill

1993

Robert B. Gwynn

1931-1932

Martin L. Glidewell

1928-1930

John H. Jordain

1924-1927

Wiliam E. Powell

1921-1923

Melville M. Smith

1919-1920

Harry L. Van Tress

1917-1918

Philip J. Brewer

1936

John W. Bigham

1936-1939

Ramón Pañella

In functions

1940-1941

Antonio B. Caragol

1942

Homer W. Eddy

In functions

1942-1946

Ramón Pañella

In functions

1946-1954

Max H. Klein

1954-1956

Richard Ford

1956-1960

Max H. Klein

1960-1965

William G. Abouchar

1966-1969

Lawrence E. Bell

1969-1970

Paul N. Temple

1970-1971

Peter Danos

1971-1973

Emil P. Larricq

1973-1975

Hugh de N. Wynne

1975-1979

William H. Singleton

1979-1983

James A. Baker

1983-1987

Max H. Klein

1987-1991

Steven K. Winegar

1991-1995

Max H. Klein

1995-1999

James A. Baker

1999-2002

Felipe Saiz Vilalta

2002-Present

Jaime Malet