Trade Winds Route: Copenhagen, Denmark
Christopher Wilken is Senior Commercial Officer, ITA, U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen This is the fifth post in a blog series about the different markets that will be featured during the European/Eurasian Tradewinds. In less than 100 days, the International Trade Administration will lead the U.S. government’s largest annual trade mission, Trade Winds, to six markets in Europe and Eurasia. A broad range of innovative U.S. companies representing a wide range of industries will participate in the Trade Winds Europe/Eurasia tour, engaging in tailored meetings and networking events with foreign buyers, distributors, and investors to help U.S. companies identify and capitalize on export opportunities. The European/Eurasian TradeWinds Conference will stop in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 16-17. If your business is looking for an advanced, high-income, well-connected market to serve as a gateway into the Nordic region, then you should seriously consider exploring opportunities in the Danish market. Trade and commerce have been at the heart of the U.S.-Danish relationship since its…
Trade Winds Route: Copenhagen, Denmark
Christopher Wilken is Senior Commercial Officer, ITA, U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen This is the fifth post in a blog series about the different markets that will be featured during the European/Eurasian Tradewinds. In less than 100 days, the International Trade Administration will lead the U.S. government’s largest annual trade mission, Trade Winds, to six markets in Europe and Eurasia. A broad range of innovative U.S. companies representing a wide range of industries will participate in the Trade Winds Europe/Eurasia tour, engaging in tailored meetings and networking events with foreign buyers, distributors, and investors to help U.S. companies identify and capitalize on export opportunities. The European/Eurasian TradeWinds Conference will stop in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 16-17. If your business is looking for an advanced, high-income, well-connected market to serve as a gateway into the Nordic region, then you should seriously consider exploring opportunities in the Danish market. Trade and commerce have been at the heart of the U.S.-Danish relationship since its…
Path to the Trade Winds Europe/Eurasia: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Don Townsend is the Senior ITA Commercial Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan In a few months, the International Trade Administration (ITA) will lead the U.S. government’s largest annual trade mission to Europe and Eurasia, aimed at building partnerships and brokering deals with international buyers and distributors. The Europe/Eurasia Tradewind will have delegations in six countries and invite a diverse range of U.S. businesses from industries as diverse as clean technology, defense, and retail to participate in tailored matchmaking, networking opportunities, and one-on-one meetings with ITA commercial diplomats. The Europe/Eurasia Tradewind will visit Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 16-17, 2024. Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia and an increasingly important trading partner of the U.S. In 2022, bilateral trade between the U.S. and Kazakhstan reached $3.7 billion, up nearly 50% from 2021, with U.S. exports to Kazakhstan growing to nearly $1.1 billion in a variety of sectors including machinery, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and automobiles. Kazakhstan is home to more…
Women’s History Month: Empowering the Next Generation
Jennifer Knight is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of ITA Textiles, Consumer Goods, Materials Industry, Critical Minerals and Metals Women’s History Month is an opportunity to honor the legacy of women who came before us and look ahead to the future of women and girls. At the International Trade Administration (ITA), we believe investing in young women means investing in a future where women can lead without limits. We also believe in committing to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility not just through words, but through actions. This starts with addressing barriers to inclusive economic growth and empowering women in our own communities. I recently attended a presentation at the Department of Commerce by three University of Delaware fashion and apparel masters students, Kendall Ludwig, Miranda Rack, and Hannah Laurits. Their research explored opportunities for sustainable apparel and the U.S.’s leadership in the production of technical textiles for industries such as pharmaceuticals and automotive. The presentation also highlighted the competitiveness and recent…
28 years later: Remembering
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the plane carrying Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown and 34 others crashed while en route to a trade mission in Dubrovnik, Croatia, killing all aboard. ITA is committed to the goal of revitalizing American businesses and our international partners as they work to create business opportunities for the United States and newly independent Croatia. We pledge to remember the victims, 11 of whom were Commerce Department officials, including five of our own from ITA. This is an important day for the international trade community to reflect and remember the colleagues we have lost and honour the legacy they left behind. At ITA, we do this by continuing the work of our global trade missions and working to revitalise the Balkans despite the difficulties. We also honour our team members whose contributions we have made by naming the ITA Memorial Award after them. Please join us today in honoring these men and their families. Marissa…
28 years later: Remembering
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the plane carrying Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown and 34 others crashed while en route to a trade mission in Dubrovnik, Croatia, killing all aboard. ITA is committed to the goal of revitalizing American businesses and our international partners as they work to create business opportunities for the United States and newly independent Croatia. We pledge to remember the victims, 11 of whom were Department of Commerce officials, including five of our own from ITA. This is an important day for the international trade community to reflect and remember the colleagues we have lost and honour the legacy they left behind. At ITA, we do this by continuing the work of our global trade missions and working to revitalise the Balkans despite the difficulties. We also honour our team members whose contributions we have made by naming the ITA Memorial Award after them. Please join us today in honoring these men and their families.…
Celebrating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Yamaguchi Kento is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for U.S. Affairs. May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. It’s a time to celebrate and recognize the diversity and vitality of a community that has made remarkable achievements and valuable contributions. While there is much to celebrate this month, it is also important to use this time to recognize the hardships that the AANHPI community has overcome. For me, it was my own family’s experience being sent to an internment camp during World War II that shaped my path to public service. More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed and stripped of their property, land, businesses, and human dignity. My family was housed in a stable at the fairgrounds and then transported by train to the prison in Minidoka, Idaho. Since then, my grandfather has made it his personal mission to raise widespread awareness of this chapter in American history. Growing up knowing my…
Celebrating Pride Month | Tradeology, ITA Blog
Tyreke McIver ITA Public Affairs Director June is Pride Month in America! This annual event celebrates the vitality and progress made by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people throughout history. It is also an important opportunity to honor their sacrifices and reaffirm our support for the LGBTQI+ community and allies to create a more equal, inclusive and tolerant world together. June is significant in American LGBTQI+ history for many reasons. The roots of the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States are rooted in the historic Stonewall Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969, when patrons stood up for fair and equal treatment in the face of discrimination. It was a watershed moment that changed the public conversation about equality in the United States and paved the way for the LGBTQI+ rights movement. On June 26, 2015, some 46 years later, the U.S. Supreme Court enshrined marriage equality into federal law in Obergefell v.…
Celebrating Juneteenth | Tradeology, an ITA blog
Herrick Ross is ITA's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility and Employee Engagement Officer. On Juneteenth, communities across the United States will come together to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence DayJuneteenth marks the historic day in 1865 when Union troops marched into Galveston, Texas, and freed the last enslaved Black Americans. As we celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery and those who fought for American freedom, Juneteenth also offers an opportunity for all of us to recommit to continuing the fight for freedom, opportunity, and liberation for all Americans. People often ask me why we celebrate Juneteenth. A common misconception is that Juneteenth is only a holiday for African Americans. When I hear this, I think of the words of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who asked others the same question: “What is the Fourth of July to American slaves?” Regardless of race, culture or background, It is meaningful for every American to celebrate this holidayAs human beings, we can acknowledge our…
Empowering Her: Transatlantic Partnership Empowers
Laura Gimenez, Acting Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bucharest and President, EMPOWER HER Global Markets/Europe/Eurasia When women succeed, the economy succeeds. In the United States, there are over 12 million women-owned businesses, employing over 10 million people and generating combined sales of $2.1 trillion! Yet, women-owned businesses are not engaging in international business as fast as their male-owned counterparts. That’s why nearly three years ago, the International Trade Administration (ITA) and the American Chamber of Commerce in the European Union (AmCham EU) joined forces to create EMPOWER HER, an initiative to help boost women’s participation in international trade on both continents. Women’s participation in the global economy is critical to ensuring a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive economy for future generations. ITA, the AmCham EU, and the American Chambers of Commerce in Europe (ACE) Network recently reaffirmed their commitment to the EMPOWER HER initiative to advance women’s international business and trade empowerment. When it comes to women’s economic empowerment, it’s people…
Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month
Jose Burgos is the state director for the U.S. Commercial Services Export Assistance Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. June is Caribbean American Heritage Month! This annual observance honors the Caribbean Americans who have had a tremendous impact on our country’s history, culture, and traditions. As the State Director of the U.S. Commercial Services Export Assistance Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a resident with traditional ties to the Caribbean, I feel fortunate to share with you my perspectives on the vitality and diversity of the region I call home. During this month, I’ve had the pleasure of introducing my friends and loved ones to all that the Caribbean has to offer, from musical influences like steel drums in Trinidad and Tobago to culinary influences like Pasteles in Puerto Rico. Each Caribbean island is unique and formed by a blend of different global cultures, like my family, which can trace its ancestry back to Spain. But I would be…
COP29: Huge opportunity for U.S. small businesses in the climate change space
David De Falco is ITA's Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. Natig Bakhishov is the Executive Director of the American-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. In November, nearly 200 countries will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), bringing together global political and business leaders to forge agreements and advance cooperation to address the climate crisis, the greatest existential threat of the 21st century. Every year, American businesses of all sizes and industries attend the Climate Conference to showcase the latest innovations in clean energy and technology from the U.S. Foreign buyers and investors are particularly looking to U.S. companies for products and services that can help their communities meet the challenges of climate change, from extreme weather resilience to sustainable development and clean energy transitions. If you are a U.S. small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), don’t miss this great opportunity to attend COP29 in person to showcase your tools and services and expand…
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