- Leading Around the World
Leading Around the World
The strength of local communities increasingly depends on America’s ability to lead globally. Supply chains, investment flows, export opportunities, and the rules that govern international commerce all shape the prosperity of hometown employers. That’s why the Chamber’s global engagement is a direct investment in local prosperity.
Led business delegations around the world to 40 different countries, serving as America's commercial diplomat to forge partnerships that lead to greater investment and growth.
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Ghana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Türkiye
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Convened 40 ambassadors, 28 heads of state, and 80 minister level engagements across 500 meetings.
Advanced the American business community’s interests at global summits, including:
- United Nations General Assembly, New York City
- IMF World Bank Week, Washington, D.C.
- Munich Security Conference, Munich, Germany
- NATO Summit, The Hague, Netherlands
- COP 30, Belem, Brazil
- B7 Summit in Ottawa and B20 Summit in Johannesburg.
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Opened new markets and reduced barriers for American businesses abroad:
- Achieved significant rollbacks to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) to reduce the cost and liability exposure for American businesses. Continued to enlist European allies and lead direct advocacy in Brussels and EU member state capitals against the directive.
- Led the first-ever Commerce-certified business mission to the Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq to strengthen U.S.–Kurdistan ties and advance strategic business interests.
- Signed our first-ever Memorandum of Understanding with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), reinforcing WIPO’s mission to protect and enforce IP rights.