Meeting of the Delegation of the American Commercial Attaché in Jordan

A delegation of the American Attaché in Jordan consisting of the Commercial Advisor Mr. Farid Aziz, Economic Officer Ms. Carina Clein and the Economic Affairs Specialist Ms. Shaden Al-Majali met on Sunday January 28th, 2018 with IBC members at IBC Headquarters in Amman.

At the beginning of the meeting, IBC members provided an overview on their companies, specializations and the volume of investments of IBC members in Jordan and Iraq.

For his part, the Commercial Advisor Mr. Farid Aziz reviewed the services provided by the Commercial Consulate of the American Embassy in Jordan, the business environment in the United States of America and the free trade agreements concluded with a number of countries including Jordan.

Mr. Aziz then talked about the investment program (Select USA) that organizes annual summit to identify investment programs in the United States in which a large number of investors, organizations and American Federations specialized in investment take part.

It was agreed with the Economic Official Ms. Carina Clain to organize a meeting for IBC members, who wish to invest in the United States, with officials in the US Embassy Consular Section during the coming period to be introduced to the mechanism of application for obtainment of entry visas to the United States through investment.

The meeting included interventions by IBC members on the role of the American companies in the reconstruction of Iraq, their desire to establish partnerships and trade relations with their Iraqi counterparts and the upcoming economic event to support the reconstruction of Iraq scheduled to be held in Kuwait.  At the end of the meeting the two sides exchanged thanks for organizing the meeting.

IBC was provided with a profile on the services provided by the American Commercial Consulate and the investment program in the United States.

The meeting was attended by IBC Vice Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji, IBC Board member Mr. Turkey Al-Qaisi and IBC members; Mrs. Hadeel Al-Hassan, Mr. Usama Al-Safi, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Safi and IBC CEO.