United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

USCIB was pleased to host a member discussion today with Julia Nielson, Deputy Director for the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD) at OECD - OCDE. Deputy Director Nielson provided a detailed review of OECD work on the key issues before TAD, including data flow, digital trade, supply chain resiliency, industrial subsidies, and trade promotion. She also updated USCIB members on the state of current OECD accession discussions now that talks with Thailand have launched. Importantly, there was a discussion on the value of private sector inputs at the OECD and future opportunities at upcoming supply chain and sustainability forums. Pictured here: USCIB's SVP for Trade, Investment, and Digital Policy Alice Slayton Clark, Julia Nielson, and Head of OECD's Washington Center Susan Fridy.

In a letter sent today to Ambassador Katherine Tai, Secretary Antony Blinken, and Secretary Gina Raimondo, USCIB and representatives of US businesses from virtually every sector of the US economy called upon the Biden Administration to maintain investor safeguards in US trade and investment agreements, including national treatment and access to neutral, independent dispute settlement. These safeguards are fundamental to incentivizing and protecting US foreign direct investment (FDI) abroad that will power the green transition and help the United States grow its economy, compete with China, and promote resilient supply chains. Additionally, it would be counterproductive to remove these critical safeguards at a time when US FDI has never been more important to achieving US economic and foreign policy objectives. Read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/eN5EDSBr

Last night we hosted a fantastic reception in DC with US ambassadors from OECD countries, USCIB Board Members, and USCIB Members to formally introduce Whitney Baird as our new President and CEO. Thank you to our featured speakers: 🎙 Charles (Rick) Johnston, Chairman, BIAC; Vice Chair, USCIB; Managing Director, Citi Global Government Affairs 🎙 Koichi Ai, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in the United States 🎙 Catalina Crespo-Sancho, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States As the US representative to Business at OECD (BIAC), the private sector voice in OECD - OCDE policymaking, USCIB attests to the positive impact of the OECD across a range of issues. We support the OECD’s mission to promote global economic growth – growth that benefits US businesses, consumers, workers, and taxpayers.

A successful 2024 #ILC delegation led by USCIB's Ewa Staworzynska - see below for details!

🚀 The ILO Global Coalition for #SocialJustice is officially launched! 📌 Over 250 partners and stakeholders attended the inaugural forum of this key ILO initiative during #ILC2024 at the United Nations Office at Geneva. 🗣 Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman, President of the Malaysian Employers Federation; Jacqueline Mugo, EBS, Executive Director of the Federation of Kenya Employers; Daniel Funes de Rioja, President of Unión Industrial Argentina; and Roberto Suárez Santos, IOE Secretary-General, brought the employers' perspective to dialogues focused on building resilient societies, improving policy coherence, and fostering social dialogue for shared prosperity. 🔎 The Global Coalition for Social Justice aims to intensify collective efforts to address social justice deficits and accelerate the implementation of the #2030Agenda for #SustainableDevelopment, the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, and the Decent Work Agenda. 💼 Building on the strength of the Centenary Declaration, we must support the #PrivateSector with increased #productivity, #skills development, and an enabling environment for sustainable #business growth. 🤝 The profound transformations in work and business due to new #technologies, including #AI, require a new mindset for #partnerships. This coalition is about #multilateralism, and this is our main expectation from it. ✔ We welcome and strongly support this Coalition, as enhancing advocacy, promoting policy coherence, and generating knowledge through cooperation is essential for businesses and employers. Acting with efficient partnerships and mobilising resources and expertise to address informality, a conducive business environment, poverty, child labour, or youth unemployment is urgent and necessary. 🌟 We are grateful for the ILO Office's instrumental role in shaping this collaboration. Their efforts have laid a strong foundation for this well-designed and powerful Coalition, which, under ILO leadership and with the participation of other UN organisations, trade unions, NGOs, and stakeholders, has the potential to effect real change. Count on #Employers' strong commitment to the make this Coalition a success! #VoiceofBusiness #SocialJustice #SustainableEnterprises #HumanRights #Employment #JustTransitions #SustainableDevelopment #SocialDialogue #VoiceofBusiness

Welcome Madison Fallon to USCIB! 🎉 🎉 🎉

USCIB is pleased to announce four keynote speakers at the OECD USCIB International Tax Conference from June 24-25 at the Four Seasons in Washington, DC. Register here: https://www.uscibtax.org/ Keynote speakers: Aviva Aron-Dine, Peter H. Blessing, Rep. Kevin Hern, Gerassimos Thomas

Congratulations to Philippe Varin - we look forward to working with you to promote peace and prosperity and enable inclusive economic growth. #ICCWBO #WeAreICC

Welcome to our new members Adaptive Construction Solutions and Qualcomm! USCIB provides its members with unparalleled access to international policymakers and regulatory authorities in order to promote US business views and solutions on a wide range of issues – from taxation to artificial intelligence to labor relations. These new members bring decades of expertise and innovation to USCIB, further strengthening our commitment to fostering inclusive economic growth. Read more:

As Congress debates whether to maintain the current levels of funding for the OECD - OCDE, USCIB urges them to maintain the current level of US financial contribution and stresses that diminishing funding will have consequences for US economic interests and the US role in multilateral policymaking. As the US representative to Business at OECD (BIAC), the private sector voice in OECD policymaking, USCIB attests to the positive impact of the OECD across a range of issues affecting the competitiveness of the US economy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3ZZXzfT