On third day of trade mission, Secretary Bryson focuses on U.S.-Indian business partnerships U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson led his 16-business trade delegation to Jaipur today to see first-hand the vast business opportunities available in India’s rapidly expanding infrastructure sector and to promote bilateral cooperation on innovation, a key theme of U.S.-Indian relations. Bryson is the first U.S. Commerce Secretary to visit Jaipur.
Secretary Bryson and the delegation met with senior Rajasthan state government officials and business leaders to explore how U.S. technology and products can support Rajasthan’s infrastructure development goals. Bryson said he is confident that trade between the U.S. and Rajasthan will grow substantially as a result of this mission.
Tonight, Secretary Bryson travels to Mumbai for the final leg of the trade mission. Tomorrow, he will tour the Mumbai International Airport and meet with airport management. Also that day, Bryson will deliver remarks about the growing importance of the U.S.-India bilateral investment relationship before the Confederation of Indian Industry and the newly-formed U.S.-India Investors’ Forum. On Friday, the Secretary will announce the inauguration of the Executive Committee members of the VISIT USA Committee India (VUSACOM), which is a group started with support of the U.S. Commercial Service that aims to promote travel by Indian citizens to the U.S.
Secretary Bryson’s trade mission to India began March 25 in New Delhi and wraps up Friday, March 30, in Mumbai. The trade mission supports President Obama’s National Export Initiative goal of doubling U.S. exports by the end of 2014 to create more good-paying jobs, as well as the President’s SelectUSA initiative, the first coordinated federal effort to promote and facilitate foreign and domestic business investment in the U.S. In addition, the mission provides an opportunity to encourage Indian tourists to visit the U.S. More information about the India trade mission.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
