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Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce (MECACC)
MECACC 2012 Trade Mission and Door Knock Update
2012 Door Knock Newsletter
Door Knock 2012 Important Update
Door Knock 2012 Week Long Agenda
Who are we?
The Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce represents ten U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliates in the prosperous Arabian Gulf area including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. MECACC represents 700 United States companies in the region and counting.
What does this equate?
The United States export of goods and services to these countries totals more than $20 Billion annually. This creates or sustains more than half a million jobs in America. MECACC members are direct and indirect US trade ambassadors on behalf of US exports in our chapter countries. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
What is our primary mission?
As a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer organization, MECACC promotes the development of commerce and investment between the U.S. and the Arabian Gulf region. We express the views of the American business community to public and private interests in the United States concerning U.S. laws and regulations that affect American business and American business persons in the region, in order to maintain and enhance regional trade in U.S. goods and services.
What are we doing to accomplish our mission?
In April 2011, a MECACC volunteer group traveled to Washington D.C. and attended 300+ meetings with members of Congress, the Obama Administration and various USG Departments to offer our support to achieve the government's target to increase U.S. exports. Whether it's offering assistance district by district or providing our unique perspective from within the region, the end game for every American is contributing to a more robust domestic economy that creates jobs to put our families and friends back to work. MECACC will advocate for legislation that will harmonize the treatment of Americans abroad, bringing them level with their foreign expatriate colleagues; a current system that creates dramatic disadvantage for U.S. exporters in key overseas markets.
