US & Foreign Commercial Service; U.S.-Caribbean Business Development Council

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

US & Foreign Commercial Service; U.S.-Caribbean Business

Development Council

AGENCY: US & Foreign Commercial Service, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to participate in U.S.-Caribbean Business

Development Council.

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SUMMARY: As part of its recently launched Caribbean Commercial

Strategy, the Department of Commerce, through its U.S. & Foreign

Commercial Service, is establishing a U.S.-Caribbean Business

Development Council (CBDC). The CBDC will be a forum for dialogue among

the public and private sectors of participating countries. Its

objectives are to provide a forum for constructive exchanges of

information on commercial matters, encouraging discussion on issues of

common interest, including, but not limited to: (i) Identifying

commercial opportunities; (ii) improving dissemination of information

on U.S.-Caribbean market opportunities; (iii) developing sectoral

approaches to expanding business opportunities; (iv) implementing trade

and business development programs; and (v) taking any other appropriate

steps for fostering commercial relations between the United States and

the Caribbean. The inaugural meeting for the CBDC is expected to be in

mid-December, in Kingston, Jamaica.

The CBDC will be composed of two sections, a U.S. section and a

Caribbean section open to membership to Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,

Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Each participating

Caribbean country will be represented by a trade or industry minister

and several private sector members. The U.S. section will be chaired by

Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and will be comprised of 20-25

private sector representatives.

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of

outstanding individuals or companies to serve on the U.S. section of

the CBDC. Private sector members serve at the discretion of the

Secretary of Commerce and as representatives of the U.S. business

community. They are expected to participate fully in defining the

agenda for the CBDC and in implementing its work program. They are

fully responsible for travel, living and personal expenses associated

with the participation.

In order to be eligible for membership in the U.S. section,

potential candidates must be: (i) U.S. citizens; (ii) CEOs or other top

management level employees of a U.S. company or organization with

demonstrated involvement in trade and investment within the Caribbean

region; and, (iii) not a registered Foreign Agent.

To the extent possible, the Department of Commerce will strive to

achieve membership composition that reflects U.S. entrepreneurial

diversity. Therefore, in reviewing eligible candidates, the U.S. &

Foreign Commercial Service will consider such selection factors as: (i)

Depth of experience in the Caribbean market; (ii)

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Industry or service sector represented; (iii) Contribution to diversity

based on industry sectors, company size, location, and demographics.

To be considered for membership, please provide the following: name

and title of individual requesting consideration; name and address of

the company or organization sponsoring the individual; company's

product or service line; size of the company; foreign commerce

experience and major markets; a brief statement (not more than 2 pages)

of why each candidate should be considered for membership on the BDC;

the particular segment of the business community each candidate would

represent; and a personal resume.

DATES: In order to receive full consideration, requests must be

received no later than September 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for consideration to Ms. Maria Tildon,

Special Assistant, Office of the Director General, US&FCS, preferably

by fax on (202) 482-5013 or by mail at Room 3802, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maria Tildon, Special Assistant,

Office of the Director General, US&FCS, Room 3802, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Telephone, 202-482-0332.

Authority: Act of February 14, 1903, c. 552, as amended, 15

U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 32 Stat. 825; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of

1979, 19 U.S.C. 2171 Note, 93 Stat. 1381.

Dated: August 25, 1995.

Robert LaRussa,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for US&FCS.

[FR Doc. 95-21806 Filed 8-31-95; 8:45 am]

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