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News Stories

USCIB Hosts ICC ATA Carnet Administrative Committee Meeting  (3/13/2024) - Last week, USCIB hosted the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World Chambers Federation (WCF) ATA Carnet Administrative Committee (ATAC) in New York. Chaired by USCIB Chief Operating Officer Declan Daly and Henk Wit (Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK), the discussions revolved around important topics such as the 2024 ATA Carnet work plan, preparation for the global transition of e-ATA (digital ATA Carnet), […]
USCIB Welcomes New Staff in Communications, Legal Affairs, Finance & Administration   (3/13/2024) - USCIB welcomed several new staff members across the New York and Washington DC offices over the past two weeks.  Most recently, USCIB welcomed Anna Hughes as Vice President of Communications. Hughes has over twenty years’ experience in communications, marketing and public relations having held various positions at Twitter, BSA | The Software Alliance, American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and Ogilvy. […]
Rick Minor Testifies at House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax (3/11/2024) - USCIB’s Tax Counsel Rick Minor testified on March 7 at the Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, “Ensuring the Biden Administration Puts Americans First.”  It was the first Congressional hearing on the current Pillar One proposals of the OECD Two Pillar solution project. “The message from the U.S. should be that discrimination against […]
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Press Releases

The 13th WTO Ministerial Conference Falls Short But Delivers Some Wins for Industry (3/5/2024) - Renewal of e-commerce moratorium and intellectual property rights secured New York, N.Y., March 04, 2024—The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) welcomes outcomes from the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi on two key objectives for U.S. industry: a two-year extension of the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and a rejection of efforts to waive intellectual […]
USCIB Supports First-Ever Multilateral Agreement on “Living Wage” (2/27/2024) - New York, NY, February 27, 2024–This weekend, the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN entity responsible for setting international labor standards, reached the first-in-history multilateral agreement on the concept of a “living wage.” The alignment on the concept, negotiated between workers, employers and governments, was part of the outcome of a week-long expert meeting on wage policies, including living wages. […]
USCIB Helps Facilitate First Digital ATA Carnet at JFK Airport (2/21/2024) - New York, N.Y., February 21, 2024—The United States Council for International Business (USCIB), the National Guaranteeing Association (NGA) and Issuing Association for the ATA Carnet (aka the “Passport for Goods®”) in the U.S., has facilitated the first ever U.S. digital ATA Carnet (e-ATA) test processing at John F. Kennedy Airport in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Roanoke […]

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Positions and Statements

USCIB Celebrates International Women’s Day and Joins UN in Calling for Continued Investment in Women  (3/8/2024) - New York, NY, March 8, 2024 — The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) celebrates International Women’s Day. USCIB also welcomes the United Nations’ 2024 theme of “Invest in women: Accelerate progress” and believes that investment in women is a human rights imperative.   USCIB and its members have long championed the critical role of gender equality, support for female change-makers […]
USCIB Issues 2024 Priorities and Recommendations for APEC (2/29/2024) - USCIB has issued this year’s priorities and recommendations that USCIB and its members would like to see advanced in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). This annual priorities document reflects critical issue areas across USCIB’s primary workstreams related to APEC. USCIB has always been a longstanding and steadfast contributor to APEC workstreams and stands ready to provide business inputs to advance […]
USCIB Supports First-Ever Multilateral Agreement on “Living Wage” (2/27/2024) - New York, NY, February 27, 2024–This weekend, the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN entity responsible for setting international labor standards, reached the first-in-history multilateral agreement on the concept of a “living wage.” The alignment on the concept, negotiated between workers, employers and governments, was part of the outcome of a week-long expert meeting on wage policies, including living wages. […]

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USCIB in the Press

USCIB in the News: Bloomberg, Tax Notes Quote Rick Minor on New OECD Report on Amount B (2/22/2024) - SVP Rick Minor was quoted in both Bloomberg and Tax Notes this week following the February 19 release of the OECD’s new report on Amount B, one of the key components of Pillar One of the OECD’s global two pillar solution project. In Bloomberg Tax, Minor said: “I feel there remains a degree of uncertainty regarding the prospects for broad […]
Politico Cites USCIB in Article on USTR’s Extension of China 301 Tariffs (1/2/2024) - Politico’s Weekly Trade newsletter mentioned USCIB’s inclusion in an Americans for Free Trade (AFT) statement: USTR Extension of China Section 301 Tariff Exclusions. Americans for Free Trade (AFT) is a broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations and workers. AFT was cited as delivering a rebuke, responding to a decision from USTR to extend tariff exclusions for another five months […]

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Op-Eds and Speeches

US Funding of the OECD is Critical to US Global Economic Policy Influence (11/2/2023) - by Whitney Baird, USCIB President & CEO  As Congress debates on whether to maintain the current levels of funding for the OECD, USCIB urges Congress to maintain the current level of U.S. financial contribution and stresses that diminishing funding will have consequences for U.S. economic interests and the U.S. role in multilateral policymaking.   Congress must maintain the current level of […]
USCIB Member Spotlight: EY’s Marna Ricker Writes About Implementing Pillar Two (10/26/2023) - USCIB member EY’s Marna Ricker authored a post on “Implementing Pillar Two Requires Resources, Flexibility,” in which she discusses the critical phase of the global minimum tax project. She writes: “Like businesses, governments should be focusing on the practical aspects of applying and administering the new rules. “The G20-led project on addressing the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the […]

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Member and Staff News

USCIB Welcomes New Staff in Communications, Legal Affairs, Finance & Administration   (3/13/2024) - USCIB welcomed several new staff members across the New York and Washington DC offices over the past two weeks.  Most recently, USCIB welcomed Anna Hughes as Vice President of Communications. Hughes has over twenty years’ experience in communications, marketing and public relations having held various positions at Twitter, BSA | The Software Alliance, American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and Ogilvy. […]
USCIB’s Clark Promoted to Senior Vice President (1/24/2024) - USCIB Vice President for International Investment and Trade Policy Alice Slayton Clark has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Trade, Investment and Digital Policy. Clark will be working closely with USCIB Senior Vice President for Policy and Global Strategy Norine Kennedy, as well as the rest of senior staff. Clark joined USCIB in 2021 bringing her considerable experience in trade […]
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