The West Bank/Israel Representative at the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR), Ms. Sonia Franceski, visited the AmCham along
with Karin Ferriter and Jonathan Carpenter on Tuesday, November 18th
at 3:00 P.M. at the Chamber premises in Ramallah.

The meeting was held with Palestinian businesspeople who are members
at the AmCham to learn and talk about the Palestinian business environment
in general and discuss the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Palestine in
specific.

USTR is an agency that negotiates directly with foreign governments to
create trade agreements, resolve disputes and participate in global trade
policy organizations. They also meet with governments, business groups,
legislators and public interest groups to gather input on trade issues and
explain the president’s trade policy positions.