CalChamber Board of Directors Hosts Representatives of Major California Trading Partners​
(December 1, 2011) The CalChamber Board of Directors hosted representatives of major California trading partners at the quarterly dinner in San Francisco. Pictured Left: Hiroshi Inomata, Japanese consul general, talks with Chris Reynolds, group vice president and general counsel of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. For More Information, click here.

CIT Breakfast Speaker: Dr. Peter Cowhey

(September 9, 2011) During the September CalChamber Board of Directors meeting, the Council for International Trade held it's semi-annual breakfast forum, featuring Dean Peter Cowhey.  Dr. Cowhey spoke on the three pending free trade agreements and answered questions about how trade policy impacts California businesses. 

Dr. Peter Cowhey is Dean at the UC San Diego - School of International Relations.  Dean Cowhey is an expert on U.S. trade, foreign and technology policy. He has published extensively on these subjects and is an engaging speaker. 

Dr Cowhey is pictured with Fritz Hitchcock, Hitchcock Automotive (left) and Susan Corrales-Diaz, Chair, CIT

CalChamber Hosts Reception for Governor to Meet Consular Corps

(June 1, 2011)   On June 1 and 2, the California Chamber of Commerce hosted several events in Sacramento for the California buisness and international communities. Pictured left to right: S. Shariq Yosufzai, 2011 Chair - CalChamber Board of Directors, Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO - CalChamber, and California Governor Jerry Brown. 

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CalChamber Hosts US Ambassador to APEC​
	(June 1, 2011) Ambassador Kurt Tong discusses upcoming meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) at an international forum presented by the CalChamber Council for International Trade, chaired by Susan Corrales- Diaz (left). At right is Gary J. Goldberg, council vice chair.

 

Chilean Ambassadors Highlight Partnership Opportunities at CalChamber Lunch
Ambassador Arturo Fermandois (right) and Ambassador Fernando Schmidt (left) speak at a CalChamber International Luncheon Forum on April 14, 2011. (April 15, 2011) As a global leader in multiple areas, California can provide Chile with opportunities for innovation, education and economic growth, Ambassador Fernando Schmidt, Chile’s undersecretary for foreign affairs, told guests at the California Chamber of Commerce International Luncheon yesterday.  Chilean Ambassador to the United States Arturo Fermandois joined Ambassador Schmidt in expressing hopes for a successful Chile-California partnership. Go to Full Article

CalChamber Hosts European Union Ambassador

(March 10, 2011)   E.U. Ambassador to the United States João Vale de Almeida presented his perspectives on E.U. relations with the U.S. in response to questions from CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg and other audience members at the CalChamber-hosted International Luncheon Forum.  Click here for the full story Click her to view video

 

CalChamber Forum: Assistant Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce
Briefs Council for International Trade



(December 3, 2010) From Left to Right: Shariq Yosufzai, Chevron Corporation and 2011 Chair of the CalChamber Board of Directors, Ro Khanna, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Susan Corrales-Diaz, Systems Integrated, Chair, CalChamber Council for International Trade, Doug Youngdahl, Blue Diamond Growers, Vice Chair, CalChamber Council for International Trade, and Fritz Hitchcock, Hitchcock Automotive Resources, Second Vice Chair, CalChamber Board of Directors.

Mr. Khanna spoke regarding the Post Election Outlook on US International Trade Priorities.

Photo by Ann Amioka	CalChamber Council for International Trade Chair Susan Corrales-Diaz congratulates Vice Chair Doug Youngdahl on his upcoming retirement.  Youngdahl is retiring at the end 2010 from Blue Diamond Growers in Sacramento.  He has served as Vice Chair of the CalChamber's Council for International Trade since 2004.
Paul Oliva, Chair of CalAPEC and long-standing member of the Council for International Trade spoke regarding the APEC 2011 meetings to be held in California. More information can be found at www.calchamber.com/APEC

 

Korean Ambassador Highlights Trade Agreement at CalChamber Forum

  

(September 8, 2010)  Final approval of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will create American jobs, His Excellency Duk-Soo Han, ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Korea, told a California Chamber of Commerce gathering last week. Click Here for Full Article Click Here to Watch Video

   

 

 CalChamber Forum: Asia-Pacific, Exports, Economic Development

(May 17, 2010) Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, deputy U.S. Trade Representative (at podium), gives an overview of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) issues at the May 17 International Forum presented by the CalChamber Council for International Trade, chaired by Susan Corrales-Diaz (second from right).  Other speakers were Joel Ayala (left), executive director of the newly created Governor's Office of Economic Development (GoED); and Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary for trade promotion, U.S. Department of Commerce, who spoke on the President's National Export Initiative.   View videos

 

 

 

     

U.S. Trade Policy Focus of CalChamber Forum

(March 11, 2010) Dr. Gordon Hanson (center), director of the Center on Pacific Economies and economics professor at the University of California, San Diego, comments on trade policies of the Obama Administration and some of the related politics at the March 12 International Breakfast Forum of the CalChamber Council for International Trade, chaired by Susan Corrales-Diaz (right).  At left is CalChamber Chair Larree Renda.

Business Visas, Export Controls Among Trade Topics at CIT Breakfast Meeting

(December 4, 2009) Ro Khanna (center), deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, chats with Frank Washington, CEO of Moon Shot Communications, and Susan Corrales-Diaz, chair of the CalChamber Council for International Trade and president / CEO of Systems Integrated, at the CalChamber CIT meeting in San Francisco. Khanna discussed U.S. Department of Commerce trade priorities, including business visa and export controls reform, intellectual property protection, intergovernmental cooperation and trade promotion, which will help U.S. companies increase exports while setting the country on a path to long-term, sustainable growth that creates jobs here at home.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Speaks at CIT Breakfast Forum

 

(September 11, 2009) Providing a federal outlook on prospects for approval of free trade agreements at the CalChamber International Breakfast Forum is Carlos Gutierrez (left), former secretary of commerce for President George W. Bush, former chairman and chief executive officer of the Kellogg Company, and now senior advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. At right is CCIT Vice Chair Doug Youngdahl.  View video

U.S. Trade Official Gives Overview of Obama Trade Policies, Priorities

(May 18, 2009) Stephen P. Jacobs (left), acting assistant secretary of the International Trade Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce, outlined the trade trategies, policies and priorities of the Obama administration to more than 70 guests at a May 18 forum presented by the CalChamber Council for International Trade. Attendees included CalChamber Board members Susan Corrales-Diaz (center), council chair, and Roger Baccigaluppi.

Asia-Pacific Prospects Focus of CalChamber Gathering

(September 5, 2008) Patricia Haslach (left), U.S. ambassador to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), gives an update on international trade issues and prospects in the region at a gathering of the California Chamber of Commerce Council for International Trade, chaired by Susan Corrales-Diaz (right).  View video		Paul Oliva, principal with Oliva Global Communications and a member of the CalChamber Council for International Trade, talks about the potential for California to host the 2011 meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.  View video

California International Trade and Investment Study

 

Garrett Ashley (center), California undersecretary for international trade at the state Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, discusses the state’s International Trade and Investment Study. At left is Susan Corrales-Diaz, chair of the CalChamber Council for International Trade; at right is council vice chair Doug Youngdahl.   View video                                                             International Trade and Investment Study

 

Change in California State Trade Leadership

(September 5, 2008) Garrett Ashley, under secretary for trade for the California Business Transportation and Housing Agency (BTH), is departing in October 2008. Under Secretary Ashley has been a true "Champion for Trade."

Under Secretary Ashley’s successor will be Brain McGowan, deputy secretary for economic development at BTH.  McGowan has a team that looks forward to incorporating international trade into its portfolio. The team has indicated a real interest and understanding of international trade and is anxious to continue to move the issue forward.

Here is a link to an "open" letter sent to Under Secretary Garrett Ashley as a means of expressing CalChamber CIT support for continuing the state’s activities in the international arena.

 Letter to Garret Ashley