AmCham News & Events
Spring 2018 / Issue 57
AmCham News & Events
Spring 2018 / Issue 57
AmChams in Europe Annual Visit to the US
I
n April AmCham Macedo-
nia’s Executive Director Dijana
Despodov attended the annual
AmChams in Europe visit to the
United States to network, exchange
experiences, advocate with the US
Government, and visit innovative
companies. The trip consisted of two
parts: an advocacy-focused part in
Washington, D.C. and company vis-
its in Chicago.
The Washington D.C. portion
included meetings with representa-
tives of the US Chamber of Com-
merce, including President Tom
Donohue, and participation in the
Transatlantic Business Works Sum-
mit; visit to the Department of Com-
merce; meetings on Capitol Hill with
the staffers of Senators Thomas
Carper (D-DE) and Bob Corker
(R-TN); and briefings by Hill+Knowl-
ton Strategies, the Pew Research
Center, and the Obama Foundation.
In Chicago, the executive directors
took part in a series of outreach meet-
ings and site visits to various member
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companies, including: Underwriters
Laboratories, AbbVie, 1871, North-
ern Trust, and Motorola. The exec-
utives also had a meet-and-greet
and photo opportunity with Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and attended
a speech by former Secretary of
State Madeleine Albright.
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