The Department of Commerce is organizing trade missions to Afghanistan and South Africa for later this year and is inviting interested businesses to apply for participation.

• Afghanistan – A business development trade mission to Kabul, Afghanistan, is slated for this September. Targeted sectors include construction (including engineering, architecture, transportation and logistics, and infrastructure), mining (including equipment, technology and services), agribusiness, and information and communications technology. A minimum of 10 qualified companies and a maximum of 20 will be selected to participate. Applications are due no later than June 24.

• South Africa – A trade mission to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, is scheduled for Sept. 19-23. This mission will focus on sustainable and efficient energy technologies, productivity enhancing agricultural technologies and equipment, and educational services and skills development. A minimum of 15 and a maximum of 20 companies will be selected to participate. Applications are due no later than July 18.

In both cases, applicants must submit a completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on their products and/or services, primary market objectives and goals for participation. Each applicant must also certify that the products and services it seeks to export through the mission are either produced in the U.S. or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 51% U.S. content of the value of the finished product or service.

Gerry Petrella
Long Island Regional Director
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
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