2013 Marks AUCC 20th Anniversary
Since 1993 the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce has been at the forefront of advancing trade and business relations between the US and the Republic of Uzbekistan. AUCC prides itself in catering to the needs of our members, providing them with a platform to interact with policy makers in the US and the Republic of Uzbekistan and ensuring that bilateral commercial relations continue to be on the governments' top agenda. For the last twenty years AUCC has been a vigorous advocate of the views of the business community to ensure that private sector positions are considered during the development of policies that impact American businesses and the future of U.S.-Uzbekistan relations. We are delighted that today AUCC is a well-known organization that is recognized for its strength and ability to work closely with a great number of partner organizations. AUCC enjoys excellent working relations with the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek ministries, associations and organizations as well as the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. AUCC also coordinates its efforts with a great number of international financial institutions, business councils and other professional organizations. If your company is interested in joining AUCC, please contact our office at 202-509-3744 or info@aucconline.com. We invite you to be part of our organization and participate in our activities and events. |
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AUCC 20th Anniversary
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Dear AUCC Members and Friends:
Today twenty years ago, a group of 13 US companies established the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC). Throughout our 20 years, we have seen ups and downs in the chamber's membership. However, our determination to strengthen the bilateral business and trade between the US and Uzbekistan has always been our number one goal and the chamber's continued efforts to expand them have earned the reputation of being exceptional, outstanding and unique.
Our members support for the expanded US and Uzbekistan economic relationship has opened opportunities for advancing our bilateral relations. We, as a group, are confident that the economic and security cooperation of the countries will continue to expand with our support and encouragement. This will no doubt lead to many more commercial projects that are mutually beneficial to our nations. As the oldest trade association representing the US commercial interests in the Republic of Uzbekistan, we have accumulated great awareness of what works the best for the US private sector and the companies that we so proudly represent. We will continue to provide unequivocal support for our nations' aspirations to be the markets of economic prosperity, business opportunities and commercial successes. We would like to congratulate all our AUCC members, as well as our friends and supporters, on reaching such a memorable milestone. We look forward to many more years of working together on our common interests and agenda.
Using this opportunity, we would like to encourage you to register for our 2013 US-Uzbekistan Annual Business Forum which is the largest annual gathering of US companies active in Uzbekistan and will officially celebrate the 20th anniversary.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Lamm Tim McGraw
AUCC Chairperson AUCC President
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Invitation to Attend
2013 US-Uzbekistan
Annual Business Forum
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WHEN: 8.30 am - 3.00 pm, Thursday, September 5, 2013
WHERE: The Pavilion Room, The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
REGISTER BY: Monday, August 26, 2013
On September 5, 2013, the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) will officially celebrate its 20th anniversary of building durable relations between the USA and Uzbekistan. The chamber's celebration will coincide with the 2013 US-Uzbekistan Annual Business Forum, an annual event that is fully organized and sponsored by AUCC members, including: Cameco Corporation, Case New Holland, Lockheed Martin, The Coca-Cola Company and FMN International, Inc. AUCC is proud to have the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center as one of the event sponsors.
The Uzbek delegation to the forum will be led by Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade, Elyor M. Ganiev.
UPDATE: Minister Ganiev is expected to be accompanied by senior Uzbek government officials (subject to change), including:
Shokir Fayzullaev - Chairman, Uzbek Oil & Gas National Company
Khamidulla Shermatov - Chairman Uzbek Chemical Industry State Company
Tokhir Jalilov - Deputy Chairman Uzbek Auto Industry State Company
Mirzanozim Dusmuratov - Chairman Uzbek Pharm Industry State Company
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments & Trade and other government agencies (TBA) will also join the delegation.
The 2013 US-Uzbekistan Annual Business Forum is viewed by the chamber as an opportunity to call for stronger business engagement between the US and Uzbek Governments in order to help American and Uzbek people further improve their socio-economic situation and achieve greater financial prosperity. The forum alternates annually between Tashkent and Washington, DC. This year's forum will be held at the Pavilion Room of the Ronald Reagan Building located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20004 (click here to register).
AUCC would like to invite all interested parties to the 2013 US-Uzbekistan Annual Business Forum. To register and learn more about the forum, please click here.
Seating is limited. Please respond by Monday, August 26, 2013 to confirm your participation.
Admission Fee:
$00.00 - AUCC members (will be verified) and the US Government offices
$50.00 - All other companies and organizations
Cancellations received within 72 hours of the event are non-refundable.
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For more information about the event, please contact AUCC office at info@aucconline.com or call us at 202-509-3744.
Thank you for your attention and response. We look look forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 5, 2013.
Sincerely,
The American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce
info@aucconline.com
202-509-3744
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Invitation:
US Ambassador George A. Krol to Host
Direct Line to American Business
Video Conference:
Food Processing and Packaging
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WHEN: 9.00 AM (EST) Wednesday, August 21, 2013
WHERE: White & Case LLP
701 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
REGISTER BY: Friday, August 16, 2013
On August 21, U.S. Embassy Tashkent will host a Direct Line to American Business video conference call. The call will explore and develop opportunities for both Uzbek and U.S. businesses in the food processing and packaging industries.
Direct Line provides an open medium for facilitating interactions between U.S. suppliers and Uzbek companies searching for ways to improve their competitiveness and profitability.
The Direct Line call will be hosted by U.S. Ambassador George Krol, with the participation of representatives of Uzbekistan's food processing and packaging industries and members of the AmCham Uzbekistan Trade and Investment Committee.
The Direct Line call will give U.S. industry experts the opportunity to learn the needs of their potential Uzbek clients and become acquainted in advance of travel by a group of Uzbek companies to the PackExpo 2013 exposition in Las Vegas from September 23-25. The Uzbek participants hope to share their needs with vendors of food processing and packaging equipment to better prepare them for their travel to the U.S. and to make arrangements for equipment demonstrations, factory visits, and meetings with representatives of financial and logistics organizations while they are in the U.S. The Uzbek participants have been vetted to include only representatives of companies with a stated interest in purchasing U.S. equipment. Additionally, U.S. manufacturers of food processing and packaging equipment interested in displaying their equipment in a state-of-the-art facility in Tashkent will have an opportunity to inquire about this possibility.
Attendees in the U.S. will be able to join the event as a group through the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) in Washington, DC. Participants will be able to view the live presentation and participate in the call via text-input.
If you would like to receive further information and details about registering for the event, please send your company contact information to:
AUCC
info@aucconline.com
and
US Embassy in Tashkent
DirectLineTashkent@state.gov
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Invitation:
US Ambassador George A. Krol to Host
Direct Line to American Business
Video Conference:
Oil and Gas
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WHEN: 10.00 AM (EST) Thursday, September 12, 2013
WHERE: White & Case LLP
701 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
REGISTER BY: Friday, September 6, 2013
The Direct Line call will be hosted by Ambassador George Krol, with the participation of Shokir Fayzullaev, Chairman of UzbekNefteGaz (Uzbekistan's largest national oil and gas holding company), industry experts from the Tashkent office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and members of the Natural Resources Subcommittee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan.
This conference call will be on potential procurement opportunities in Uzbekistan's oil and gas industries. The potential for contracting and partnering in energy research and extraction projects is substantial in Uzbekistan, and the Direct Line format provides U.S. companies an opportunity to communicate directly with industry experts in Tashkent.
Attendees in the U.S. will be able to join the event as a group through the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) in Washington, DC. Participants will be able to view the live presentation and participate in the call via text-input.
If you would like to receive further information and details about registering for the event, please send your company contact information to:
AUCC
info@aucconline.com
and
US Embassy in Tashkent
DirectLineTashkent@state.gov
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
The American-Uzbekistan
Chamber of Commerce
1300 I Street, N.W.,
Suite 720W
Washington, DC 20005
phone: 202.509.3744
info@aucconline.com
www.aucconline.com
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