Special Breakfast

Date: March 29 th, 2006.

Topic: “US-Egypt trade relations: an assessment”
Guest Speaker: Mr. Ned Saums, Director of Middle Eastern Affairs, USTR

Mr. Ned Saums, was invited by the AmCham Trade Related Assistance Center on the March 29th, for a breakfast event, which was attended by 56 members and 22 non-members.

Event Brief

On March 29, AmCham held a breakfast with Edmund Saums, director for Middle East affairs, United States Trade Representative (USTR), on the topic of “US-Egypt trade relations: an assessment.” Saums, a frequent visitor to the region and AmCham, briefed AmCham members on the nature of US trade policy, explaining the difference between the USTR and the US Department of Commerce. He also spoke at length about the status of the proposed Egypt-US free trade agreement.