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Interactive Session with USFCS DG
Suresh Kumar on Trade Issues
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) Commercial Services.
organized a meeting with Suresh Kumar, Assistant The IACC Secretary General briefed him about the
Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of
uniqueness of the Chamber and its various initiatives
the US & Foreign Commercial Service, US Department of
such as Indo-US Habitat, Lawyers Council, Education,
Commerce, Washington D.C., on 28 October, 2010 at
SME, Young Executives Forum and the successful visit of
the American Centre, Mumbai.
the IACC's Automotive SME Delegation to the US in April,
Kumar has been nominated by President Obama and is 2010. Other issues discussed included the proposed
the Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director Healthcare & Medical Technology Delegation of SME's
General of the US & Foreign Commercial Service, under the aegis of the SME Forum and involvement and
Worldwide.
support of USFCS by bringing the delegation to India
which would be supported by MSME.
IACC committee members and secretariat were present
for this interactive meeting. Mr. Pradeep Udhas, Regional Kumar has also been invited to the Indo-US Economic
President, IACC-WIC welcomed Mr. Suresh Kumar and Summit and SUITE 2011, organized by IACC to be held
briefed him on IACC activities.
in New York in the next year.
Kumar was keen on understanding from the members the The Regional Director-WIC talked about the role of IACC
role IACC plays to enhance business and trade as a in jointly organizing a US Pavilion and helping American
bilateral chamber. Members briefed Kumar about the companies in the Nuclear Energy 2010.
Chamber's activities in the business sector that each
The interactions between the members and Kumar were
member represented. Discussions were centered on
meaningful and mutually beneficial.
enhancing trade and investments between the US and
India. Members solicited his support to improve
collaboration between the Chamber and the US
Suresh Kumar Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and
Director General of the US Foreign Commercial Service US
Department of Commerce.
PUNE BRANCH
Seminar on Currency Markets
for SMEs
Citibank, in association with IACC- Pune Branch,
organized a seminar on “Currency Markets & Hedging
Tools and SME Banking Solutions” on 6 August 2010.
The seminar was aimed at introducing the various
commercial services offered by Citibank for small and
medium enterprises (SME's).
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