[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17596-17597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9161]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Docket No. 970404079-7079-01]
RIN 0651-09
Secretarial Business Development Missions to Brazil, Argentina,
and Chile
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice serves to inform the public of Secretarial
Business Development Missions to Brazil, May 12-13, and Argentina and
Chile, May 15-19, 1997 (``the missions'' or ``trade missions'') and the
opportunity to apply for participation in the missions; sets forth
objectives, procedures, and participation criteria for the missions;
and requests applications.
DATES: Applications should be submitted to Cheryl Bruner by April 25,
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 missions are scheduled for:
Brazil--May 12-13, and Argentina and Chile, May 15-19, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Request for and submission of applications--Applications are
available from: Cheryl Bruner, Project Officer and Director of the
Office of Business Liaison or Katy Ruth 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. If a party is
interested in both missions, an application must be submitted for each
mission. 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 and Constitution, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Bruner or Katy Ruth 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 two trade
missions to Latin America in May, each with a U.S. business delegation.
The Mission to Brazil will include stops in Rio de Janeiro and Sao
Paulo. While in Brazil, the Secretary will attend the Americas Business
Forum in Belo Horizonte, an event separate from the trade mission.
Members of the U.S. private sector delegation on the Brazil Trade
Mission are encouraged to attend the Forum at their option. After the
Brazil trade mission, the Secretary will meet another U.S. business
delegation in Argentina which will participate in the trade mission
there and in Chile. The overall focus of the trip will be the
commercial opportunities, including joint ventures, presented by the
development and liberalization in Brazil's, Argentina's and Chile's
infrastructure and other economic sectors, and the promotion of the
United States as a destination for foreign tourists. Specific sectors
to be highlighted include electric power generation, information
technologies (including telecommunications and computers),
environmental technologies, transportation infrastructure and
infrastructure finance. The United States and Foreign Commercial
Service will provide logistical support for these activities at each
stop.
The itinerary of the Brazil Mission will be as follows:
May 11 (Sun):
Leave United States
May 12 (Mon):
Arrive Rio de Janeiro
Leave Rio de Janeiro
Arrive Sao Paulo
May 13 (Tues):
Depart Sao Paulo
Arrive Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte portion of trip at
participant's option)
May 14 (Wed):
Belo Horizonte (Americas Business Forum)
May 15 (Thurs):
Depart Belo Horizonte
The itinerary for the Argentina and Chile Mission will be as
follows:
May 15 (Thurs):
Arrive Buenos Aires
May 16 (Fri):
Buenos Aires
May 17 (Sat):
Leave Buenos Aires
Arrive Santiago
May 18 (Sun):
Santiago
May 19 (Mon):
Santiago
May 20 (Tues):
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Return United States
The goals for the missions are:
Reaffirm President Clinton's commitment to hemispheric
free trade, energize the U.S. private sector in its support for USG
free trade initiatives and raise awareness of how the U.S. can benefit
from further liberalization and commercial integration. In this
context, the mission will highlight the upcoming Summit of the Americas
that will occur in Santiago, Chile in March, 1998.
Seek resolution of outstanding bilateral commercial issues
and advocate U.S. interests regarding specific projects.
Increase sales of U.S. products and services to Brazil,
Argentina and Chile, particularly to the infrastructure sectors of
these countries.
Highlight the opening of the Brazilian, Argentine and
Chilean markets.
Increase joint ventures and investments by U.S. companies
in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, especially those likely to result in
U.S. exports.
A full description of the missions is set forth in the Mission
Statement, which is available from Cheryl Bruner, Project Office and
Director of the Office of Business Liaison, at the above address.
Trade Mission Participation Criteria
The recruitment and selection of private sector participants in the
missions will be conducted according to the Statement of Policy
Governing Department of Commerce Overseas Trade Missions announced by
Secretary Daley on March 3, 1997 and reflected herein. For the Brazil
and Argentina/Chile business development missions, individuals must be
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 missions as described herein;
Relevance of a company's business line to the plan for
the missions;
Past, present and prospective business activity in
Latin America, and particularly Brazil, Argentina and Chile, as
applicable; 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 a 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 participate in the missions 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.
Dated: April 4, 1997.
Walter Bastian,
Director, Office of Latin America, Market Access and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 97-9161 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
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