GACCoM 2011/2012 - (GACCoM) Chicago

THROuGHOuT THE WORLD:
Welcome to the global network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHKs)! Our Chambers are located
in markets of particular interest to German industry and commerce – and we currently count 120 locations
in 80 countries around the globe. 1,700 employees work to support German businesses in their international
endeavors, through consulting services provided under the joint AHK service brand DEinternational, and by
connecting them to the local business communities through membership services and events. Around the world,
the AHKs have 42,000 member companies. The Association of German Chambers of Industry
and Commerce (DIHK) in Berlin coordinates the global network of German Chambers Abroad.
In December, Dr. Volker
Treier (4th from left)
visited the three main
Chamber locations
in the U.S., Atlanta,
Chicago, and New York.
As the DIHK’s Deputy
CEO and Managing
Director of International
Economic Affairs, he
has been responsible for the coordination of the global AHK network
since January 2011. In each city, Dr. Treier was able to meet with
members of the GACC boards and other German and American
members of the local business communities.
THROuGHOuT THE uNITED STATES:
The three German American Chambers of Commerce (GACCs) in the
United States, together with their three branch offices, their chapters and
affiliates, support and promote German-American business in key economic
and political centers. The GACCs’ network consists of approximately 2,500
members, as well as excellent contacts to associations, governmental
institutions, and corporations. The political liaison office of DIHK and BDI in
Washington DC, the Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT),
with whom we work closely, represents the interests of the German business
community to the U.S. government.
kEy PARTNERS:
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