Notice To Apply and To Participate in Department of Commerce Trade Missions

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Notice To Apply and To Participate in Department of Commerce

Trade Missions

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade

Administration (ITA).

ACTION: Notice to apply and to participate in Department of Commerce

trade missions.

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

apply and to participate in trade missions to be held in June,

September, and October 1998.

DATES: Applications should be submitted to the Project Officer

indicated for the specific mission of interest by the closing date

specified in the 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. 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 trade missions to be held in June,

September and October 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.

A. High Technology Trade Mission, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and West

Bank/Gaza, June 7-12, 1998. Recruitment closes: April 30, 1998. Contact

Information: Thomas Parker, Tel: (202) 482-1860; Fax: (202) 482-0878.

B. Computer Software Trade Mission, to Mexico City, Guadalajara and

Monterrey, Mexico, September 28-October 3, 1998. Recruitment closes:

August 7, 1998. Contact information: Nicole Bair, Tel: (202) 482-0551,

Fax: (202) 482-0952.

C. U.S. Information Technology Trade Mission to Argentina, Brazil

and Venezuela, October 18-31, 1998. Recruitment closes: August 14,

1998. Contact Information: Daniel Valverde, Tel: (202) 482-0573; Fax:

(202) 482-0952.

Dated: March 30, 1998.

Thomas Parker,

Director, Office of the Near East.

[FR Doc. 98-8746 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]

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