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ABOUT AACCLA
AACCLA serves as:
- a reliable source of information on regional trade and investment issues;
- a critical point of communication between the AmChams, members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
and the U.S. government;
- a vehicle for companies based in the U.S. to reach one of the largest business federations in the hemisphere;
- a coordinator of face-to-face interaction between business and government leaders of the Western Hemisphere; and
- a resource for publications produced by the AmChams, including: membership directories, business guides,
investment profiles, and magazines.
MISSION
AACCLA's mission is to promote trade and investment between the United States and the countries of the region through free trade, free markets, and free enterprise.
PROGRAM OF WORK SUMMARY
AACCLA is committed to making this the "Century of the Americas." Priorities in 2007 include:
- Promote trade integration by influencing trade negotiations to ensure
that the resulting agreements are comprehensive, ambitious, and commercially
significant and secure their approval by Congress on a timely basis. Key
opportunities include the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, the Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement, the Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, the Doha
Development Agenda, bilateral tax and investment treaties, and trade preference
programs.
- Promote trade facilitation measures to make the flow of international
commerce faster, cheaper, and more efficient through (a) national reform of customs
and port administration and (b) the Doha Development Agenda negotiations.
- Turn back the tide of counterfeiting, piracy, and intellectual property (IP)
theft in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Assist the business community in obtaining the maximum possible
benefit from existing free trade agreements while defending their efficacy in the
public debate.
- Highlight areas in which U.S. business is contributing to economic
development, poverty reduction, and democratic consolidation in Latin America and
the Caribbean.
- Support homeland security while facilitating trade at U.S. ports of entry,
addressing the movement of people (visa policy) as well as goods (customs and port
administration).
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