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The American Management
and Business Internship Training
Program (AMBIT) was established
in 1995 for the purpose of furthering
the peace process and fostering
economic development in Northern
Ireland and the border counties
of the Republic of Ireland. AMBIT
was coordinated by the U.S. Department
of Commerce's International Trade
Administration (ITA) in collaboration
with the International Fund for
Ireland. Its last program was completed in March, 2006.
The Middle East Executive
Training in the United States
Program (MEET U.S.) is
a training initiative
created under the auspices of
the Middle East Partnership Initiative
(MEPI). The MEPI, announced by
Secretary of State Colin Powell
on December 12, 2002, gives sustained
and energetic attention to economic,
political and educational reform.
The MEET U.S. program exposes
regional business executives to
U.S. products and business practices,
creating a cadre of influential
executives who are predisposed
to doing business with the United
States. The program also facilitates
trade between Middle Eastern companies
and U.S. small and medium-sized
businesses that otherwise may
not have the resources to directly
enter these markets. MEET U.S.
operates in the following countries:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, United
Arab Emirates, Yemen, Gaza, the
West Bank and Arab citizens of
Israel (Arab-Israeli). SABIT was instrumental in the founding of MEET U.S. in 2003.
President George Bush launched
the Inter American E-business
Fellowship Program at
the Summit of the Americas in
Quebec in 2001. Under the program,
U.S. companies hosted fellows for
a four week period, providing
them with hands-on training in
the use of information technologies
to improve efficiency and productivity,
and to increase their customer
base, emphasizing supply chain
management and the integration
of information technologies in
“back office” operations.
The program benefited both the
fellow and host company in the
sharing of best practices and
cultures between companies and
countries. Currently there are no programs planned for 2007.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Good Governance Program,
in cooperation with foreign governments
and the American and domestic
private sectors, develops joint
projects and programs to enhance
the rule of law and business environments
in the regions of Eastern Europe,
Russia and the Independent States. It also has programs in Latin and Central America. Visit the website to learn more.
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