At the beginning of May, our CEO Alexandra Pasternak-Jackson was part of a delegation of 30 AmCham Executive Directors in Europe for the 2022 ACE U.S. Conference to Washington D.C. and Raleigh to meet with key policymakers and champion transatlantic trade and collaboration. 

AmChams in Europe is an umbrella organization of American chambers of commerce representing more than 17,000 companies in Europe and Eurasia. The DC delegation discussed transatlantic trade and relations, the war in Ukraine and united support for Ukraine, bilateral economic ties, security and supply chains. 

Amcham leaders met with officials from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Congress including meetings with Senator Thom Tillis, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Ruth Sherman, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Diane Farrell, and U.S. Chamber CEO Suzanne Clark and other Chamber leadership including Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs, Myron Brilliant, and our friends and champions Marjorie Chorlins and Garrett Workman. 

“We carried the message of the importance of transatlantic relations and the need for the strong EU-US partnership based on the values we share. There is a lot of groundwork to be done in the transatlantic trade space and that’s at the core of our mission at Amcham Finland. However, the transatlantic relationship is stronger and more active than it has been in years,” said Pasternak-Jackson. Challenges remain with rising inflation, recovery from the Covid pandemic and the ongoing war in Europe. 

Among other themes highlighted: NATO succession, Russia sanctions and transatlantic data flows. We plan to keep our members informed with events around these themes and other policy initiatives.