The mission of the U.S. Commercial Service at the American Embassy in Tel Aviv is to assist U.S. companies that wish to export to or invest in Israel. If you are an Israeli company interested in sales and investment opportunities in the American market, the following organizations may be useful:
The Israel Export Institute
The Israel Export Institute provides a contact point between Israeli businesses and the international community. The IEI site contains information about programs initiated by the institute, export - import - trade transactions and a directory of Israeli exporters and manufacturers. Visit the Export Institute at http://www.export.gov.il
The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce
FICC - The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce - is one of Israel's largest business organizations. Strictly non-profit, non-political and non-partisan, FICC is dedicated to a market economy and free enterprise. As the country's largest employers association, FICC is one of the leading members of the coordinating council of Israel's economic organization, and represents the interests of Israel's business sectors, including exports, imports, wholesale, retail, service and manufacturing. Visit http://www.chamber.org.il for more information.
The Israel-America Chamber of Commerce
The Israel-America Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of two-way trade and investment between the United States and Israel. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel serves as Honorary Chairman. The Israel-America Chamber, established in 1965, has over 700 members and is the exclusive representative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C., the world's largest not-for-profit business federation representing 3,000 state and local chambers and 92 American Chambers of Commerce abroad. Visit http://www.amcham.co.il for more information.
The Israeli Embassy in the United States
The Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. also provides export and investment assistance to Israeli firms. Please contact their Commercial Service department at 202-364-5600.
American State Offices Association
The American State Offices Association (ASOA) is the umbrella group which represents the 17 US state Trade, Investment and Tourism Offices operating in Israel and includes representatives of other US-based organizations seeking to encourage increased trade between the US and the region. At present the organization includes the official representatives of Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Chairman Mr. Sherwin Pomerantz. Contact: sherwin@atid-edi.com
Federal Business Opportunities
FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. Visit http://www.fedbizopps.gov for more information.
US-IBEX
The champion of Israeli technology and business in Washington DC and its vicinity.
This mission is built on four pillars:
- Accelerating entry of Israeli technology companies into the US market
- Providing access for US companies to opportunities coming from Israel
- Helping Israeli companies better understand the complex process of doing business in the US
- Building a dynamic community network
For more information, please visit http://www.usibex.org.