BUSINESS VISA PROGRAM
AmCham’s Business Visa Program provides expedited and more convenient business visa application processing.
AmCham staff helped reduce stress for 13 U.S. visa applicants, increasing member usage of this program by 77% over
2015.
AMCHAMS IN EUROPE BRUSSELS BRIEFING PARTICIPATION
Last year’s Brussels Briefing gathered 25 representatives from AmChams in Europe. The Briefing was opened with a best
practices session focused on policy and communications which provided an opportunity for AmCham EU to discuss and
present how it strategizes, plans and executes advocacy campaigns. The three day program also included presentations
from Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, Director, Representations, Directorate – General for Communication, European Commission
and John D. Breidenstine, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs/Senior Commercial Officer for Europe, US Mission to
the European Union and Ryan Heath from Politico.
AMCHAMS IN EUROPE BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
The host of the 2016 Best Practice Conference was AmCham Slovenia. Representatives from 29 AmChams met in Ljubljana
to share best practices and compete for the Creative Network Award on the topics of membership and management,
advocacy and impact, communication, and marketing creative initiatives and programs.
REGION AL AMCHAMS MEETING IN MONTENEGRO
AmCham Montenegro hosted a two-day gathering of AmCham directors from the region in September of 2016, including
those from Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The gathering was a continuation of a regional
initiative started in 2013, which has strengthened cooperation between regional AmChams by regularly sharing
experience. The next gathering will be organized in Sarajevo in the fall of 2017.
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AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MACEDONIA □ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT