The President and Board of Directors

of the American Chamber of Commerce of Iraq

(AmCham-Iraq)

In Association with the

The United States Department of Commerce

The US-Iraq Private Sector Business Dialog

The Government of Iraq

and

The Kurdish Regional Government

Are Pleased to Invite You to Join Us in Honoring

Honorable Frank Lavin,

United States Undersecretary of Commerce and Keynote Speaker

(Visiting from Washington, D.C.)

His Excellency Abdul Falah al-Sudani,

Minister of Trade, Republic of Iraq

His Excellency Necherivan Barzani,

Prime Minister, Kurdish Regional Government

and

The Visiting Members of the

United States-Iraq Business Council

at the

AmCham-Iraq 2007 Inaugural

Business Reception and Luncheon

20 February 2007, 12h00-14h00, Khanzad Hotel

Erbil Iraq

Attendance Limited: 50 Places Only

RSVP by Deadline Absolutely Required; Attendance Only by Confirmation

Please RSVP by 12h00, Saturday, 17 February 2007 via e-mail to:

AmChamEvents@aol.com

Sincerely,

Timothy B. Mills, President

American Chamber of Commerce-Iraq

AmCham-Iraq encourages sharing of this invitation with friends and others who are interested in attending.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

In January 2007, the United States Department of Commerce and the Iraqi Ministry of Trade respectively named senior private-sector business leaders in the United States and Iraq to advise the Governments of Iraq and the United States on what should be done to grow and strengthen private sector business in Iraq as well as to expand trade and investment between the Iraq and the United States. 

This body of senior business executives, now known as the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialog (the Dialog), will visit Erbil, Iraq on 20 February 2007, for the Dialog’s inaugural meeting.

The American Chamber of Commerce-Iraq (AmCham-Iraq) is honored to be a sponsor of this historic meeting. 

Our Chamber is pleased to invite our members and friends to be with us and our esteemed guests on this special occasion.

This business reception and luncheon features the following government officials and business representatives.  Each participant shares AmCham-Iraq’s commitment to expanding private business and investment in Iraq:

O          Keynote Speaker:  The Honorable Frank Lavin, United States Undersecretary of Commerce

O          His Excellency Abdul Falah al-Sudani, Minister of Trade, Republic of Iraq

O          His Excellency Necherivan Barzani, Prime Minister, Kurdish Regional Government

O          Members of the Dialog -- Visiting Senior American Business Executives and Senior Iraqi Business Representatives