[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55591-55592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28305]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Secretarial Business Development Mission to India
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice serves to inform the public of a Secretarial
Business Development Mission to India, December 6-13, 1997, and the
opportunity to apply for participation in the mission; sets forth
objectives, procedures, and participation criteria for the mission; and
requests applications.
DATES: Applications should be submitted to Cheryl Bruner by November
14, 1997, in order to ensure sufficient time to obtain in-country
appointments for applicants selected to participate in the mission.
Applications received after that date will be considered only if space
and scheduling constraints permit. The mission is scheduled for: New
Delhi, December 6-9; Calcutta, December 10, Chennai, December- 11; and
Mumbai, December 12-13, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Request for and submission of applications--Applications are
available from: Cheryl Bruner, Director of the Office of Business
Liaison or Jennifer Johnson at (202) 482-1360 or via facsimile at (202)
482-4054. Numbers listed in this notice are not toll-free. An original
and two copies of the required application materials should be sent to
the Project Officer noted above. Applications sent by facsimile must be
immediately followed by submission of the original application to Ms.
Bruner at the following address: Office of Business Liaison, Room 5062,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Constitution, Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Bruner or Jennifer Johnson at
202 482-1360. Information is also available via the International Trade
Administration's (ITA) Internet home page at ``http://www.ita.doc.gov/
uscs/doctm''.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Trade Mission Description
Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley, will lead a business
development trade mission to India, one of Asia's most significant
emerging markets, to promote expanded trade opportunities, advocate
U.S. business interests, advance significant commercial policy
objectives, and support the efforts of the U.S.-India Commercial
Alliance (USICA) and the U.S.-India Business Council. The Secretary's
mission will include U.S. companies whose interests range from
assessing the opportunities in the Indian market to expanding existing
business relationships. With stops in New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, and
Mumbai, the Secretary's mission will meet with government and business
leaders in the dynamic commercial centers of four distinctly different
regions of this large market.
The itinerary of the India Mission will be as follows:
December 5 (Fri.) Leave United States
December 6 (Sat.) Arrive New Delhi
December 7 (Sun.) New Delhi
December 8 (Mon.) New Delhi
December 9 (Tues) New Delhi
December 10 (Wed) New Delhi depart for Calcutta/Arrive Calcutta
December 11 (Thurs.) Depart Calcutta, Arrive Chennai
December 12 (Fri) Depart Chennai, Arrive Mumbai
December 13 (Sat) Depart Mumbai, return to USA
December 14 (Sun) Arrive USA
The goals for the Mission are:
Reaffirm the U.S. Government's commitment and support for
India's program of economic reform and heighten U.S. private sector
participation in India's economic growth. Emphasize how India and the
U.S. can benefit from continued liberalization and privatization in
India, and convey in public and private sector fora during the
mission's stay in the country the U.S. Government's interest in seeing
that the reforms undertaken by the Indian Government proceed.
Seek resolution of outstanding bilateral commercial issues
and advocate U.S. interests regarding specific problems and
opportunities. Key areas of focus: (1) Intellectual property rights;
(2) banking and other financial services; (3) economic reforms; (4)
power generation; and (5) broadcasting.
A full description of the mission is set forth in the Mission
Statement, which is available from Cheryl Bruner, Director of the
Office of Business Liaison, at the above address or at website.
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Trade Mission Participation Criteria
The recruitment and selection of private sector participants in
this mission will be conducted according to the Statement of Policy
Governing Department of Commerce Overseas Trade Missions announced by
Secretary Daley on March 3, l997. For the India business development
mission, individuals must be at a level of executive seniority
appropriate to the goals of the mission. Company participation will be
determined on the basis of:
Consistency of the company's goals with the scope and
desired outcome of the mission as described herein;
Relevance of a company's business line to the plan for the
mission;
Past, present and prospective business activity in India;
and
Diversity of company size, type, location, demographics
and traditional under-representation in business.
An applicant's partisan political activities (including political
contributions) are irrelevant to the selection process. An interested
party must fill out an application to be considered for participation
in the mission.
Endorsements/Referrals
Third parties may nominate or endorse potential applicants, but
companies that are nominated or endorsed must themselves submit an
application to be eligible for consideration. Referrals from political
organizations will not be considered.
Costs
The fees to participant in the mission have not yet been
determined, and will be based on the number of participants. The fees
will not cover travel or lodging expenses.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.
Robert Marro,
Regional Director, Office of Africa, Near East and South Asia,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 97-28305 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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