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Transatlantic Business Committee

The Transatlantic Business Committee pursues the overall Chamber goal of achieving unrestricted trade and investment between the United States and Germany, particularly focusing on reducing the remaining nontariff barriers. The committee brings together US and German political leaders to meet with representatives from prominent US and German firms to discuss current transatlantic business issues. The committee plays a leading role in the Chamber’s efforts to support the work of the Transatlantic Economic Council and its success.

Mission

  • Promote unrestricted trade and investment between the United States and Germany / reduce the remaining non-tariff barriers
  • Advise member companies on US policy developments

 

Chairperson
Ulrich Schmitz
Leiter Konzernrepräsentanz
ThyssenKrupp AG

Position Papers

Position Papers and Press Releases

Pressemitteilung: PDF "TEC Meeting zeigt Potential für Wachstum auf - Transatlantischer Markt ohne Handelsbarrieren notwendig", 30. November 2011

 

Positionspapier: PDF "10 Point Program for Future Transatlantic Cooperation", Updated Version 09. November 2011

 

Top Executive Survey: PDF "Umfrage unter US-Unternehmen zur Zukunft der Transatlantischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen und zur Eurokrise", 05. November 2011

 

Pressemitteilung: PDF "Abschaffung von Zolltarifen im Transatlantischen Handel bringt Wachstum - Positive Effekte für Abschluss der Doha-Runde möglich", 08. Februar 2011

 

Pressemitteilung: PDF "G-20-Gipfel: Warnung vor staatlichen Eingriffen in die Wirtschaft, Obergrenzen für Exportüberschüsse und einem Abwertungswettlauf der Währungen", 11. November 2010

 

Positionspapier: PDF "10 Punkte-Programm für die künftige transatlantische Zusammenarbeit"; English Version: PDF "10 Point Program
for Future Transatlantic Cooperation"
, 28. Oktober 2010

 

Pressemitteilung: PDF „Mit dem Abbau von Handels- und Investitionshemmnissen US-Konjunktur unterstützen“, 13. August 2010

 

Pressemitteilung: PDF „Konfrontationskurs in transatlantischen Handelsstreitigkeiten – AmCham Germany ruft EU und USA zur Deeskalation auf“, 20. Januar 2009


Pressemitteilung: PDF „The Agenda is Still Long: TEC-Prozess muss kontinuierlich fortgeführt werden”, 12. Dezember 2008


Pressemitteilung
: PDF „Transatlantische Wirtschaftspartnerschaft darf nicht an Streit um Geflügel-Import scheitern“, 6. Juni 2008     PDF English Version


Pressemitteilung: PDF “AmCham Germany Urges to Continue Momentum – Next Meeting of Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Just 4 Weeks Ahead”, April 18, 2008


Joint Statement: PDF “Transatlantic Business and Legislators support EU-US economic integration” (signed by 12 business and legislative associations), November 9, 2007


Pressemitteilung: PDF „EU-USA Gipfel: Amerikanische Handelskammer in Deutschland begrüßt die geplante Unterzeichnung eines Rahmenabkommens zur Förderung der transatlantischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen - Abbau von Handelshemmnissen und Einführung gemeinsamer Standards haben Priorität“, 27. April 2007


Joint Statement: PDF “Open the Transatlantic Market” (signed by 13 business associations and political organizations), March 2007


AmCham Germany Statement: PDF “Doha Development Agenda negotiations must be revived – Failure is not an option”, October 17, 2006

Committee Meetings

Committee Meetings

January 21, 2011: Joint Transatlantic Business and Government Relations Committee Breakfast Discussion with Lorraine Hariton, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, US Department of State, AmCham Germany Office, Berlin

 

October 4, 2010: Joint Transatlantic Business and Government Relations Committee Meeting with the US Embassy’s new Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs Seth Winnick, ThyssenKrupp AG Representative Office, Berlin

 

July 16, 2009: Roundtable Discussion with Economic Experts from US Congress and Washington Think Tanks, ThyssenKrupp AG Representative Office, Berlin

 

October 24, 2008: Committee Meeting with Dr. Peter Ammon, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

 

July 17, 2007: Committee Meeting with Dr. Heinrich Kreft, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, CDU/CSU parliamentary faction; adjacent briefing with Klaus Ranner, German Consul General in Miami as of August 2007, AmCham Germany Berlin Office

 

February 22, 2007: Joint Transatlantic Business/Government Relations Committee Meeting with Reinhard Silberberg, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

 

February 22, 2007: Reception on Occasion of the Retirement of TBC Co-Chair Dr. Bernd Löhning, International Club of the Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

 

September 13, 2006: Joint Transatlantic Business/Government Relations Committee Meeting with Dr. Adrian Bothe, Head of Division External Economic Policy, North America (NAFTA), Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, ThyssenKrupp AG Representative Office, Berlin

 

February 10, 2006: Business Breakfast with Deputy USTR Susan C. Schwab, ThyssenKrupp AG Representative Office, Berlin

 

January 30, 2006: Discussion with Dr. Charles W. Wessner, The National Academies, on “Myths and Realities of the U.S. Innovation System: Implications for Europe” (joint event with US Embassy/BDI/DIW), Amerika Haus, Berlin

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T +49 30 28 87 89-23
F +49 30 28 87 89-29
 asachtleben(at)amcham.de

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