PAST EVENTS
AmChams from Across Europe
Meet in DC
Early this May, twenty-two delegates representing
twenty-one American Chambers of Commerce from
across Europe and beyond came together in Washington, DC for a series of high-level government and
stakeholder policy meetings as part of their annual
Transatlantic Conference. AmCham Macedonia was
represented by Executive Director, Michelle Osmanli.
As every year, the visit is an opportunity for AmChams
to touch base with one another while highlighting the
importance of Europe as a U.S. investment destination and the strength of the AmCham network to a
number of key Washington-based institutions. To
this end, high level meetings were held with the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce (USCOC) on topics ranging
from the institution’s global priorities and upcoming
plans for initiatives on the continent, ways in which
USCOC can enhance and compliment the work of
national AmChams, insight into USCOC’s methods of
encouraging the election of business-friendly politicians across the country and the strategic priorities of
their Energy Institute.
AmChams also got a firsthand update on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations
from David Weiner, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and met with Julieta Noyes,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia
at the U.S. Department as well as Ambassador David
Thorne, Special Adviso ȁѼ