BASSETERRE St. Kitts, June 15th, 2012 -- Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will soon join the worldwide family of countries with American Chambers of Commerce (AmCham).
This announcement was made recently at a business reception where new U.S. Ambassador to Barbados Larry L. Palmer met with members of the American business community in Barbados.
Ambassador Palmer urged the assembled businessmen and businesswomen to participate in the "very exciting development" which will see a shared chamber for seven Eastern Caribbean countries, adding to the 115 AmChams currently in existence in 102 countries around the globe. Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will make up the new chamber.
"The American Chamber of Commerce is coming to you soon – and we want to be a part of it," declared Ambassador Palmer, underscoring the Embassy's commitment "to further support and strengthen the U.S.-Barbados economic relationship" and the role the AmCham can play.
"We need to take our partnership between business and government to the next level, and I think, no I know, the American Chamber of Commerce can help," stated Ambassador Palmer.
American Chambers of Commerce are voluntary associations of American companies and individuals doing business in a particular country, as well as firms and individuals of that country who operate in the United States. AmChams work to promote trade and investment between the United States and the particular country or countries where they are based.
Leading the initiative is American-Vincentian international business law specialist Dustin Delany of the Barbados-based law firm Delany Finisterre. At the reception Delany noted the presence of AmChams in several other Caribbean territories, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
"The obvious void existing here in the region is Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, a void that has long been recognized by existing Caribbean AmChams," said Delany.
The announcement of the chamber, which will be launched in fall 2012, came just ahead of Global Economic Statecraft Day, a worldwide event organized by the U.S. Department of State to highlight the important economic work of U.S. diplomats and development experts around the world.
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