Subject: INDIA AND MIDDLE EAST: 5/12 Breakfast in Washington, D.C. with The Honorable Michael C. Camunez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance
From: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
To: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:58:49 -0400

The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) is pleased to announce a breakfast briefing in Washington, D.C. with

The Honorable Michael C. Camunez
Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

Thursday, May 12, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Washington, D.C.

Member Cost: $35
Non-Member Cost: $70

Hosting opportunities are available.  For more information on hosting or participation, please contact Meghan Hagberg via email or at 212-490-0460.

Assistant Secretary Camuñez will discuss his upcoming trips to India and the Middle East. He will also share his vision for the Market Access & Compliance Division for the next two years, including initiatives that support the President's National Export Initiative. In preparation for his travel, Assistant Secretary Camuñez would like to hear of any issues or concerns that BCIU members have in the countries he will visit (India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and UAE). He recently returned from a trip to Turkey and will be happy to take questions about the U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relationship as well.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Michael C. Camuñez was nominated by President Barack Obama and, on September 16, 2010, unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance (MAC) within the International Trade Administration. As Assistant Secretary, Mr. Camuñez plays a critical role in supporting the President's economic recovery agenda by helping to coordinate the Commerce Department's efforts to create American jobs through the National Export Initiative. Under Assistant Secretary Camuñez's leadership, MAC will help lead the effort to open new markets for U.S. goods and services, identify and eliminate significant market access challenges, particularly non-tariff barriers, and help to monitor and enforce U.S. trade agreements and commitments to ensure that American companies, and the workers they employ, can compete on a level playing field.

Prior to assuming his role at Commerce, Assistant Secretary Camuñez served in the White House from the beginning of the administration as Special Counsel to the President in the Office of the White House Counsel. In this position he also served as Special Assistant to the President, advising the President and senior White House Officials on issues related to executive nominations and appointments in the domestic cabinet and independent agencies.

Prior to joining the administration, Assistant Secretary Camuñez was a partner in the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, where he represented Fortune 500 companies in a range of matters involving domestic and international commercial disputes. He also advised U.S. companies doing business abroad in Latin America and Europe on corporate compliance, anti-corruption, and the risks associated with foreign investment and multinational business transactions.

A graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Law School, Assistant Secretary Camuñez served as the Senior Policy Advisor for national service in the Clinton administration, where he helped establish the Corporation for National Service and its signature program, AmeriCorps. He has also served on numerous boards, including as president of the Mexican American Bar Foundation in Los Angeles County, as a Los Angeles City Ethics Commissioner, and as a member of the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors.

Meghan Hagberg
Senior Program Officer
Business Council for International Understanding
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