United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

Our 2024 Annual Report is now live! USCIB is the voice of US business in the international arena and in 2024, we delivered.? ? Our?2024 Annual Report, Powering the Success of US Business, highlights our key accomplishments around the globe. Our staff stepped up in a big way in 2024 to advance private sector solutions for global problems of a multi-dimensional nature. USCIB provided our members with a seat at the table as panelists, moderators, partners, and thought leaders at intergovernmental talks on climate change, circularity, trade and investment, agriculture and food security, global tax policy, and more.? ? Our members continued to gain unparalleled access to international policymakers through Business at OECD (BIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and International Organisation of Employers (IOE), which are the recognized private sector representatives in the OECD - OCDE, the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization (ILO), respectively. ? Read more about our work in 2024. https://lnkd.in/eGRY7T8A

USCIB's President and CEO Whitney Baird will be in Costa Rica next week to speak at the National OECD Forum on Health ??

John W.H. Denton AO, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) sent a letter on behalf of a coalition of business groups to key UN officials, including UN Secretary General António Guterres and UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed. The letter, endorsed by USCIB and other international business groups, addresses the evolving dialogue around commercial determinants of #health (CDoH) ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in September in New York. #NCDs https://lnkd.in/gh-WbVjr

USCIB's Declan Daly attended the ATA Carnet Administrative Committee (ATAC) held a meeting in Shenzhen, China last week to discuss the future of the digital ATA Carnet and its role in facilitating global #trade. ? Other attendees included members of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CPPIT) and representatives from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Notable participants were Yan Yun, Director General of CCPIT HQ, Yuan CHAI, ICC ATA Carnet Lead, and Yang Haobo, Deputy Director General of CCPIT Shenzhen.? #ATACarnet

Thank you to?United States Council for International Business (USCIB)?and the?Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN)?for inviting?#IBM?to be part of this important discussion in Brussels on “Seeking Common Cause 2025: The Future of?#Transatlantic?Relations” together with my excellent co-panelists:?Claudia Selli?Rupert Schlegelmilch?Anthony Gooch Gálvez?George Riddell It is obvious that????? ???? relations are being tested at the moment, which is why we must remain focused on finding paths to avoid counterproductive?measures and policies that would damage a trade and investment partnership worth almost $9 trillion and 16 million direct jobs. For?#EU?and?#US?businesses operating on both sides of the Atlantic (some, like us, for more than a century), it’s very clear that our mutual strategic interests and economic security are best advanced through stronger - not weaker - transatlantic cooperation (and a more integrated, competitive EU #SingleMarket) #digitaltrade?#transatlantictrade?#TTC Alice Slayton Clark Vivien Haig

It was an honor and a thrill to participate in the ILO's tripartite technical meeting on access to labor justice last week. Governments, employers, and workers came together to share lessons learned on labor dispute prevention and resolution (LDPR). On behalf of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB), I had the privilege of representing US employers during this important discussion. After many hours of deliberation and negotiation, we reached consensus on a series of recommendations to promote access to labor justice for all. Our conclusions highlight the importance of reducing informality, supporting social dialogue, establishing or strengthening mechanisms for LDPR, and respecting all Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. We also emphasized the potential of digital technologies to improve the efficiency and accessibility of LDPR tools. It was such a pleasure to work with brilliant and dedicated colleagues from around the world. Sincere thanks to Rita Yip, Kaizer Moyane, Matias Espinosa, and Tess Mitchell for your phenomenal work leading the employer group!

USCIB staff, including President & CEO Whitney Baird and SVP for Trade, Invesment, and Digital Alice Slayton Clark, met with Norman Thatcher Scharpf from the US Mission to the EU and his team in Brussels to discuss US business priorities on EU competitiveness issues.

Chris Southworth, Secretary General of ICC United Kingdom met with Norine Kennedy, USCIB SVP for Global Strategy & UN Affairs, while in New York to attend meetings of UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.? ICC UK is one of ICC’s 90+ National Committees, which, like USCIB, engage leading companies in the activities of the International Chamber of Commerce.? ICC UK is active in priority issues for British business, such as trade finance, intellectual property rights protection, sustainability, and e-commerce.

USCIB teamed up with Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) & USCIB member Qualcomm on an event in Brussels earlier today on "Seeking Common Cause 2025: The Future of #Transatlantic Relations" USCIB President and CEO Whitney Baird gave welcoming remarks and spoke during the fireside chat. “We are all here today because we understand the enormity and importance of this bilateral relationship,” said Baird.?“The US and EU are longstanding strategic allies drawing on the strength of our common embrace of democracy, rule of law, and peace to partner with respect to geostrategic opportunities and challenges.”???

An honor to be back at the OECD, representing United States Council for International Business (USCIB), discussing the vital input that US business provides across the OECD's many work areas. Really good discussions during a time of global uncertainty.