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We are excited to announce pre-registration is now open for the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit! This first-ever event will take place in Washington, DC on October 31 and November 1.  To pre-register, please go to www.selectusasummit.com.

The two-day SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit will connect international and domestic investors, and firms with economic development organizations (EDOs) from across the country, in an effort to promote investment here and support the creation of American jobs.

For more information about the Summit, please contact +1-202-482-6800 or email SelectUSASummit@trade.gov.

Announcements

Penny Pritzker was sworn in as the 38th Secretary of Commerce by Vice President Joe Biden on June 26, 2013. Ms. Pritzker comes to the post with more than 25 years of business experience in real estate, hospitality, senior living and financial services industries, and she has previously served on both the President’s Council for Jobs and Competitiveness and the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board during the Obama Administration.

SelectUSA is now on Twitter! Please follow us on Twitter @select_usa for information about events, news and the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit.

Upcoming Outreach

SelectUSA conducts targeted outreach throughout the United States and around the world.  Some upcoming activities include: 

- On July 8, the U.S. Commercial Service Israel, together with the law firm Mintz Levin, will host the Expanding Your Business into the US: Key Consideration & Pitfalls Conference. The event will have a mix of private and public sector partners discussing conducting business in the United States. For more information, please contact Sigal Mendelovich (sigal.mendelovich@trade.gov).

- On October 1, the U.S. Embassy in London, together with the High Commission of Canada and the Embassy of Mexico, will host the Invest in North America: NAFTA Matters Conference. The event will give U.S. EDOs an opportunity to meet with and promote their locations to United Kingdom-based investors. For more information, please contact Stephanie Mulot (Stephanie.Mulot@trade.gov).

Recent SelectUSA outreach has included: 

- On June 11-13, U.S. Commercial Service Canada hosted a U.S. Pavilion at the North America Gas & Oil Expo in Calgary, Canada. The delegation consisted of 40 firms from 17 U.S. states.

- On June 12, SelectUSA Acting Executive Director Aaron Brickman visited Cincinnati, Ohio, to provide the keynote address at “Growing Local Jobs in a Global Economy: The Importance of Foreign Direct Investment and Exports in Cincinnati USA.”

Reports of Note:

- A. T. Kearney has published the 2013 A. T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI), which examines present and future prospects for international direct investment flows. The Index predicts that the United States will be the top destination for foreign direct investment for the first time since 2001.

- The New York Times recently published commentary from the Organization for International Investment (OFII) regarding the importance of national security related to international investment.

- Bipartisan legislation was introduced to Congress, S. 1023/H.R. 2052: Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013, to help make the United States a more attractive location for global companies to invest and expand.

- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published its latest issue of the IIA Issues Notes series. The topic of this issue, “International Investment Policymaking in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities of Treaty Renewal” provides analysis on the current international investment regime including bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and economic partnership agreements (EPAs).

In This Issue

  • Upcoming Outreach
  • Recent Activities
  • FDI in Focus
  • Reports of Note
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About SelectUSA

SelectUSA is the U.S. Government-wide initiative to attract, retain and grow business investment in the United States.  Established by Executive Order of the President and housed in the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (Commercial Service) within the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, SelectUSA coordinates existing resources and functions within Commerce and across all federal departments and agencies with operations that touch on business investment issues. SelectUSA works in partnership with state, regional, and local economic development organizations to facilitate overall U.S. business attraction and retention.  SelectUSA works on behalf of the entire nation and exercises strict geographic neutrality.

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SelectUSA Ombudsman Program

SelectUSA’s ombudsman program is already active and working towards successful resolutions of problems across the federal government, addressing investor concerns and issues involving federal agencies. If a U.S. or foreign investor has a federal-level issue that is jeopardizing an investment in the United States, please contact SelectUSA at 202-482-6800 or by email at info@selectusa.gov.

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