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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 
Opportunity to Apply for Membership on the U.S.-Korea Committee 
on Business Cooperation

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Membership on the U.S.-Korea 
Committee on Business Cooperation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications 
for membership on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Korea Committee on Business 
Cooperation (CBC). The purpose of the CBC is to facilitate stronger 
commercial ties between U.S. and Korean private sector businesses. The 
CBC is chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the Korean 
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy. Its activities are 
coordinated by an equal number of private sector representatives from 
the United States and Korea. The work of the CBC is currently focused 
through eight sector-specific subgroups: (1) Government procurement, 
(2) environmental technologies, (3) venture capital, (4) automobiles, 
(5) filmed entertainment, (6) electronic commerce, (7) a business 
opportunity network on the Internet, and (8) telecommunications. 
Additional subgroups can be formed if members desire.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Private sector representatives will be 
members until the CBC goes out of existence on October 1, 1999. If the 
CBC is extended by mutual consent of the U.S. Department of Commerce 
and the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, a new 
recruitment process for CBC members will be initiated. Applications are 
now being sought for private sector members to serve beginning 
immediately. Private sector members will serve at the discretion of the 
Secretary. They are expected to participate fully in defining and 
implementing in CBC work programs. It is expected that private sector 
individuals chosen for the CBC will attend at least 75% of CBC meetings 
which will be held in the U.S. and Korea. The next full CBC meeting is 
expected to be held in Korea in the fall of 1998.
    Private sector members are fully responsible for travel, living and 
personal expenses associated with their participation in the CBC. The 
private sector members will serve in a representative capacity 
presenting the views and interests of the particular business sector in 
which they operate; private sector members are not special government 
employees.
    The goals of the CBC are as follows:
    <bullet> Identifying commercial opportunities, impediments, and 
issues of concern to the respective business communities;
    <bullet> Improving the dissemination of appropriate commercial 
information on both markets;
    <bullet> Adopting sectoral or project-oriented approaches to expand 
business opportunities, addressing specific problems, and making 
recommendations to decision-makers where appropriate;
    <bullet> Promoting trade/business development and promotion 
programs to assist the respective business communities in accessing 
each market, including trade missions, exhibits, seminars, and other 
events;
    <bullet> Facilitating appropriate technical cooperation; and
    <bullet> Considering other steps that may be taken to foster growth 
and enhance commercial relations.
    Selection: This notice is seeking applications for private sector 
members.
    Eligibility criteria. Applicants must be:
    <bullet> A U.S. citizen residing in the United States; and
    <bullet> Not a registered foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938 (FARA).
    In reviewing eligible applicants, the Commerce Department will 
consider:
    <bullet> Expertise in one of the business sectors noted above in 
which the CBC will be active;
    <bullet> Readiness to initiate and be responsible for activities in 
one or more of the business sectors in which the CBC will be active; 
and
    <bullet> Prospective member contributes to membership diversity of 
company size, type, location, demographics and/or traditional under-
representation in business.
    To be considered for membership, please provide the following: name 
and title of the individual requesting consideration; name and address 
of the company or organization sponsoring each individual; company's 
product or service line; size of the company; export experience and 
major markets; a brief statement of why each candidate should be 
considered for membership on the CBC; the particular segment of the 
business community each candidate would represent; a personal resume; 
and a statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen and not a 
registered foreign agent under FARA.

DEADLINE: In order to receive full consideration, requests must be 
received no later than: June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Please send your requests for consideration to Susan M. 
Blackman, Director, Office of Korea and Southeast Asia, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Room 3203, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, 
DC 20230, fax (202) 482-4760.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan M. Blackman, Director, Office of Korea and Southeast Asia, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 3203, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-1695, fax (202) 482-4760.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

    Dated: April 9, 1998.
Peter B. Hale,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific.
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