Overseas Trade Missions: 1988 Trade Missions (February Through September) Application Opportunity

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Overseas Trade Missions: 1988 Trade Missions (February Through

September) Application Opportunity

AGENCY: US Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade

Administration (ITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice serves to inform the public of the opportunity to

apply to participate in a number of trade missions to be held between

December 1997 and September 1998.

DATES: Applications should be submitted to the Project Officer

indicated for the specific mission of interest by the closing date

specified in each mission statement. Applications received after the

closing date will be considered only if space and scheduling

constraints permit.

ADDRESSES AND REQUESTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for further

information and for application forms should be addressed to the

Project Officer for each trade mission indicated below. Information is

also available via the International Trade Administration's (ITA)

internet homepage at ``http://www.ita.doc.gov/uscs/doctm.'' Numbers

listed in this notice are not toll-free. An original and two copies of

the required application materials should be sent to the Project

Officer. Applications sent by facsimile must be immediately followed by

submission of the original application.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Commerce invites U.S.

companies to apply to participate in a number of trade missions to be

held between February and September 1998. For a more complete

description of the trade mission, obtain a copy of the mission

statement from the Project Officer indicated below. The recruitment and

selection of private sector participants for these missions will be

conducted according to the Statement of Policy Governing Department of

Commerce Overseas Trade Missions announced by Secretary Daley on March

3, 1997.

TASBI Healthcare Technologies Matchmaker, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain

and Greece, February 12-24, 1998. Recruitment Closes: December 19,

1997.

Contact information: Yvonne Jackson, Tel: (202) 482-2675/Fax: (202)

482-0178.

Health Industries Reverse Trade Mission from Russia to Los Angeles, CA,

February 21-27 1998. Recruitment Closes: February 1, 1998.

Contact information: Jeffrey Gren, Tel: (202) 482-2587/Fax:

(202)482-0975.

Saudi Businesswomen Reverse Trade Mission to New York City and Chicago,

April 29-May 6, 1998. Recruitment Closes: March 22, 1998.

Contact information: Isabella Cascarano, ODO, Tel: (202)482-2488/

Fax:. (202)482-0687.

US Computer Industry Trade Mission to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,

Shenzhen and HK, China, May 6-15, 1998. Recruitment Closes: March 7,

1998.

Contact information: Bryan Larson, Office of Computers and Business

Equipment. Tel: (202)482-1987/Fax: (202)482-0943. E-mail: Bryan-

L[email protected].

Women in Trade Business Development Mission, Milan, Italy, Madrid,

Spain, May 10-15, 1998. Recruitment Closes: April 1, 1998.

Contact information: Ms. Loretta Allison, Women In Trade Business

Development Missions. Telephone: (202)482-5479/Facsimile: (202)482-

1999.

E'' Award Business Development Mission to Vietnam and Brunei, Hanoi, Ho

Chi Minh City and Bandar Seri Begawan, April 6-13, 1998. Recruitment

Closes: March 1, 1998.

Contact information: James Price, Tel: (202)482-5658/Fax: (202)482-

1999.

Architecture, Contruction and Engineering Matchmaker Trade Delegation,

April 20-24, 1998. Recruitment Closes: February 27, 1998.

Contact information: Sam Dhir, Tel: (202)482-4756/Fax: (202)482-

0178.

Spring ``98 High-Tech Dealmaker, Ottawa, Canada. June 2-4, 1998.

Recruitment Closes: March 31, 1998.

Contact information: Deborah Anderson, Telephone: (202)482-2736/

Facsimile: (202)501-4585.

TASBI Franchising Matchmaker Trade Delegation, Italy, Spain, Portugal

and Greece, June 15-26, 1998. Recruitment Closes: April 30, 1998.

Contact information: Sam Dhir, Tel: (202)482-4756/Fax: (202)482-

0178.

Safety and Security Matchmaker Trade Delegation, Chile and

Venezuela, June 22-26, 1998 (Optional Spin-off to Guayaquil, Ecuador).

Recruitment Closes: May 8, 1998.

Contact information: Gordon Keller, Tel: (202)482-1793/Fax:

(202)482-0178.

Healthcare Technologies Matchmaker Trade Delegation, Philippines,

Indonesia, Malaysia, July 23-31, 1998. Recruitment Closes: June 12,

1998.

Contact information: Gordon Keller, Tel: (202)482-1793/Fax:

(202)482-0178.

Plastics Industry Mission to Mexico City-Monterrey, Mexico, September

8-11, 1998.

Contact information: Kim Copperthite, Office of Metals, Materials,

and Chemicals. Recruitment Closes: August 7, 1998. Tel: (202)482-5124/

Facsimile: (202)482-2565.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

Dated: December 4, 1997.

Molly C. Costa,

Acting Director, US&FCS/Office of Public/Private Initiatives.

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