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.S. Chamber, concludes a uccessful GreenTech Mission o Abu
from AmCham Update Q2: “Harmonizing Perspectives: Uniting American Business through Committee Engagement”
by AmCham Dubai
Dhabi and Dubai
ss Release June 1, 2023
DUBAI — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce concluded the U.S. Chamber’s GreenTech Business Delegation to the United Arab Emirates ahead of COP28 in Dubai this November. The trade mission — the largest between the U.S. and the UAE this year— was certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce and featured high level government and business leaders from both nations.
The purpose of the GreenTech mission is to connect leading U.S. businesses with potential investment opportunities in the UAE, and to learn about plans and priorities for COP28. Over 114 delegates from 64 businesses participated in the mission, ranging from large multinational corporations to startups.
Last year, the Chamber led a successful GreenTech mission to Egypt with more than 40 companies in advance of COP27. The Chamber is now working with U.S. Government partnerstodevelopadditionalGreenTechmissionstoothercountries.
The U.S. government was represented on the mission by Ambassador David Thorne, Senior Advisor to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Diane Farrell, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Jake Levine,ChiefClimateOfficeroftheU.S.InternationalDevelopmentFinanceCorporation.
