Commerce Department’s Clean Technology Trade & Investment Mission Moves to Brussels, Belgium
U.S. community
and business delegates participating in the joint U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA)/International Trade Administration (ITA) Clean Technology Trade &
Investment Mission moved on to Brussels, Belgium on Thursday after spending
three very productive days exploring
opportunities to increase exports and attract foreign direct investment in the
United States while in Lyon, France at Pollutec, a tradeshow that
featured the world's leading international exhibit for the environment and
sustainable development markets.
Upon
arriving in Brussels, the delegation participated in a reception hosted by U.S.
Ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman at the Ambassador’s residence. The
event, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce Brussels (AmCham) and Xerox
gave the delegates an opportunity to make important international connections
with companies involved in the clean technology sector.
Ambassador Gutman; AmCham President Scot Beardsley; EDA Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Brian McGowan; and Xerox
Director of Global Services Phillipe Janssens addressed the delegation during
the function.