U.S. Government Contacts
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)
Export Legal Assistance Network (ELAN)
Millennium Challenge Corporation
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
U.S. Agency for International Development (AID)U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (formerly Bureau of Export Administration-BXA)
- Buy USA – Commercial Service
- California Export Assistance Centers
- Commercial News USA – Online – the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- District Export Councils (DEC)
- Electronic Commerce Policy
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Export Portal
- Export Assistance Centers
- Foreign Trade Zones Board
- Market Diversification Tool
- National Council for International Visitors (NCIV)
- Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms
- Trade Information Center
- 301 Alert
- U.S. Exporters Yellow Pages
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Tools and Resources for Foreign Direct Investment into the U.S.:
- California Foreign Direct Investment: Tech Guide
- U.S. Commercial Service (click and scroll down to view Office Locations map) – part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade.
- SelectUSA – the FDI initiative for the U.S. Commercial Service
- California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, International Trade & Investment – California’s International Trade Team
In short 4-6 minute videos, you’ll get an overview of 20 top U.S. export markets and insight from in-country trade experts at U.S. embassies and consulates. Watch Here.
U.S. DoC – International Trade Administration
- FTA Tarriff Tool
- Market Access and Compliance Division
www.trade.gov/MAC - “STOP Fakes”
www.StopFakes.gov - Trade Compliance Center
www.export.gov/TCC - Office of Travel & Tourism Industries
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- American Foreign Service Association’s Tracker: Current U.S. Ambassadors
- Department of State by State
- Discover Diplomacy
- Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
- Making Global Local Program – an initiative designed to connect towns and cities across the country with USTDA’s export-promoting programs. The CalChamber is a new partner in the Making Global Local program.