06 Nov 2012
2012 Election Cycle: Vote Today!

Place your voted ballot in the U.S. postage-paid envelope containing the address of your local election officials. Drop it off at the Embassy and we’ll send it back home for you without the need to pay international postage. Write to us for more information. ... Read More

19 Oct 2012
AmCham Evening Gala at Hôtel des Invalides

   Eric Boustouller, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in France & The Board of Directors of AmCham France   ... Read More

03 Oct 2012
The Regulation of the Internet: A Franco-American Briefing Session with CSA Commissioner Emmanuel Gabla and FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell

Paris - October 3 - We were joined by Emmanuel Gabla and Robert McDowell at the AmCham as they discussed current regulation issues regarding the internet. Emmanuel Gabla is Commissioner at the French Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA), leading the CSA's current initiative to address the challenges raised by connected TV.  Mr. Gabla is also examining issues that may affect the Government's proposed rapprochement between the CS... Read More

03 Jul 2012
AmCham Summer Garden Party

Paris - July 3rd, 2012 - AmCham France had the pleasure of welcoming 300 members and guests at the Mairie du 7eme for the Annual Summer Garden Party.   Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, Rachida Dati made the welcoming remarks followed by AmCham France President, Eric Boustouller. Live Klezmer music was performed by AmCham members Philippe Coen & Winston Maxwell with special guest Alexis Kune.  We would like to especially thank our Gold Sponsor, Carlson Wagonlit Travel fo... Read More

26 Jun 2012
Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

The American Chamber of Commerce in France had the pleasure of receiving Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), for a small format exchange with AmCham members. The EBSA oversees approximately 707,000 private-sector retirement plans, approximately 2.5 million health plans, and a similar number of other welfare benefit plans that provide benefits to approximately 140 million Americans. Ms. Borzi, discussed current employee benefit i... Read More

22 May 2012
Breakfast Briefing with Mignon L. Clyburn, FCC Commissioner

Paris - May 22, 2012 – The American Chamber of Commerce in France had the honor of hosting FCC Commissioner, Mignon L. Clyburn, for a roundtable discussion with AmCham Members. Commissioner Clyburn addressed topics of data privacy, cyber security, the Universal Service Fund and the more recent Connect America Fund, which aims to ensure broadband availability in rural areas and drive economic growth in rural America. Member companies represented at the roundtable included: ... Read More

21 May 2012
John Bryson, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Visits AmCham France

Paris, 21 May, 2012 –The American Chamber of Commerce in France had the honor of hosting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson, for a roundtable discussion with AmCham Members. Representatives of companies including: Boeing, BNP Paribas, Carlson Wagonlit, Cisco, Disney, Dupont Nemours, Esso, FedEx, La Farge, Microsoft, NYSE Euronext, and Technicolor were present and took part in the discussion focusing on the close partnership between France and the US, Trade, and Investments.... Read More

AmCham at the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society

AmCham's Managing Director, Marina Niforos, to speak at Women's Forum Global Meeting on October 10, 2012 regarding European business growth. Niforos will be one of four panelists speaking during a session titled What can we do to promote European business growth? The other panelists include Maria Cattaui, Former Secretary of International Chamber of Commerce, Guillaume Klossa, Managing Director, Think Tank Europa Nova, and Dominique Reiniche, President Europe Group, The Coca-Cola Company. The session will discuss answers to following questions and many more, what are the main obstacles to business growth in Europe today, which of these obstacles can company leaders work to change, and what are the existing partnerships with government and civil society, or ones that could be created, to avoid these obstacles.

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OECD IdeaFactory: How we can build pathways for gender equality?

As part of the AmCham partnership with the OECD, Marina Niforos, Executive Director of The American Chamber of Commerce in France participated in OECD's IdeaFactory. This workshop, held at the OECD, focused on finding new solutions to inequalities between men and women for today and for the future. 

To watch the video visit the OECD IdeaFactory youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3F543B6DCA94FE7B&feature=plcp 

International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) Preparation Course

Legal Lingua, in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in France offers a preparation program for the International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) starting September 17, 2012. ILEC is world’s first and only international recognized test of legal English. It was developed by Cambridge University. ILEC tests the ability of lawyers to use English for professional purposes. The exam is based on realistic tasks of the kind that legal practitioners would be expected to encounter in their daily working lives. For more information about ILEC, see www.legalenglishtest.org.

View the Full Program and Course Information Here

AmCham France is looking for two interns for the Fall Semester

The American Chamber of Commerce in France is looking for an information systems/CRM intern and a Web Management/ Social Media Intern for the Fall Semester. Internship discriptions are available by following the links below. For more information, please contact Francesca Hansen at Francesca@amchamfrance.org 

Responsable Système d'information Web et CRM

Web Management/ Social Media

Marina Niforos, AmCham MD, on Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement in 'Challenges' magazine

AmCham managing director Marina Niforos was recently interviewed by reporter, Jérôme Lefilliâtre, for an article which appeared in the magazine Challenges, entitled "Europe-USA : la zone de libre-échange dont rêve Bruxelle". The Article is available on the Challenges website available through this link: http://www.challenges.fr/economie/20120611.CHA7352/europe-usa-la-zone-de-libre-echange-dont-reve-bruxelles.html

 

The Case for Investing in Europe

This report, written by Joseph Quinlan, shows that despite the Eurozone crisis, Europe offers tremendous opportunities for US businesses and remains the most profitable region in the world for corporate America.

France is highlighted in the report for its strength in transport links and energy infrastructure, quality of education, sophisticated business culture, highly developed financial markets, and leadership in innovation.  Watch The Case for Investing in Europe Video: http://youtu.be/Zc8dWQCmmbA

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United States Applauds New Gender Report

United States Mission to the OECD and the U.S. Ambassador to the OECD, Karen Kornbluh, have release statements on the usoecd.usmission.gov website thanking the American Chamber of Commerce in France for its participation and release of the Gender Report: Putting all our Minds to Work: Leveraging the Gender Dividend in partnership with the BIAC (Business Industry Advisory Council to the OECD). 

View Press Releases Below:

United States Applauds New Gender Report

U.S. Ambassador to the OECD Karen Kornbluh remarks on BIAC/AmCham France Report 

 

AmCham France | May Newsletter

The May Newsletter is now available online. This month's issue highlights AmCham France's participation at the 2012 OECD Economic Forum. Our high level U.S. Representative visits by U.S. Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson and Mignon L. Clyburn, FCC Commissioner and information on the upcoming World Investment Conference Europe, June 20-22 in La Baule France.  View the Newsletter!

AmCham France BIAC Report on Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment

AmCham France co-authored a report with the BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD) which was presented at the 2012 OECD Forum. The report, “Putting all our minds to work: harnessing the gender dividend”, demonstrates the significant economic benefits of promoting women’s economic empowerment. The report includes a ‘toolkit’ for action, based on the experience of business and governments around the globe.

The key findings of the report indicate that there is no single panacea to attaining gender balance. To fully leverage the potential of female talent, several success factors must be aligned: visible commitment from top leadership, integration of gender diversity into business strategy, accountability throughout the organization, measureable goals, robust development programs for women and flexible and gender-neutral organizational practices.

Sodexo, an AmCham member company, is an example of progress achieved by implementing a comprehensive gender diversity strategy and aligning it to their business goals. Sodexo committed to achieving 25% representation of women amongst group senior leaders (their Top 300) by 2015; and since 2008, this percentage has already climbed from 16% to 20%. As Jean-Michel Monnot, European Director for Diversity at Sodexo explained, ‘For us it is a performance objective, this is why we have developed several concrete initiatives across the globe lead by SWIFT (Sodexo Women’s International Forum for Talent).”

Responding to demand from its member companies, the American Chamber of Commerce regularly brings top executives from its member companies around the table to discuss female talent and the corporate gender divide. The American Chamber of Commerce in France has recently joined a coalition of Business Schools and pan-European institutions to support Commissioner Viviane Reding’s initiative on ‘Board-Ready Women’.

Download report - Putting all our minds to work: harnessing the gender dividend

Sign Up for the New AmCham E-Newsletter

Sign up  for the new AmCham France E-Newsletter to find out the latest on AmCham news and events. 

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Passing of AmCham lifetime member Herbert Johnson

AmCham France is saddened to hear of the passing of Herbert Johnson,  this past September 25, 2012 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Johnson, was designated a lifetime member of the Chamber, as thanks for his active role for over three decades. Mr. Johnson was a board member from 1954 - 1984, as head of an insurance company in Paris. Mr. Johnson is survived by two adult sons, Larry and Aymeric.