ABOUT AMCHAM

Organized in 1997 by members of foreign business community resident in Uzbekistan, the AmCham Uzbekistan is a voluntary, independent association of businesspersons and entities that unites mostly foreign companies originating from US, Europe and South Pacific Asia.

AmCham’ s membership is diverse, representing all types and sizes of businesses and their interests. Currently there are over 90 members of our organization. AmCham is an affiliate and a fully accredited member of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and as such, is eligible to use that organization’s informational and other facilities.

Management Structure

The AmCham is managed and directed by a nine members of the Board of Directors, which includes four officers: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Purpose

The AmCham seeks to support the business interests of our member companies in several ways, including:

• Providing information and education on the legal and regulatory issues that affect business activities in Uzbekistan.
• Maintaining a dialogue with the Government of Uzbekistan on a wide range of issues that affect the business community and pursuing a cooperative approach to improving the investment climate.
• Broadening understanding of how foreign investment activities make important contributions to economic growth, employment, education, and technological development in Uzbekistan.
• Communicating with U.S. Government officials regarding the political, economic and business environment in Uzbekistan and the issues affecting the daily operations of foreign investors.

Activities

AmCham activities serve to facilitate members’ business operations in Uzbekistan via holding monthly meetings with prominent guest speakers, representing the business or diplomatic community, organizing monthly business gatherings for networking purposes.

 In the past 5 years, our guest speakers have included the Uzbek Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the American Ambassador to Uzbekistan, World Bank, ADB, EBRD, UNDP, honorable Ambassadors of different countries and consultants of State Tax Committee.

We also organize events and meetings with visiting delegations including U.S. Government officials, Members of Congress, and think tanks. In recent months, the AmCham Board of Directors has met with the U.S. officials and a delegation from the Department of State. We have hosted receptions and other events in honor of several visiting government and business delegations.

AmCham Working Committees

The bulk of the substantive policy work prepared by the AmCham is generated through our committee system.

Each member company is able to influence the agenda of the AmCham by participating in the committees described below:

• The Tax & Accounting Committee
• The Trade & Investment Committee
• The Membership Committee
• The Tourism & Hospitality Industry Committee
• Corporate Responsibility Committee

Special Events

Additionally, the AmCham sponsors several social events to provide networking opportunities to our members and promote greater interaction between the AmCham and the official community.  Each month, the AmCham organizes a Business Mixer. This is the most popular event for AmCham members nowadays. The AmCham also co-sponsors major social events surrounding the July 4th celebrations.  These events are open to the entire expat community and Uzbek Government officials.

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