United States Commercial Service

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United States Commercial Services ( CS ) is the trade promotion body of the US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. CS is part of the US Foreign Service and its commercial officer is a diplomat. The global network of CS trading professionals helps thousands of US companies to export goods and services worth billions of dollars every year. CS trading specialists are located throughout the United States, as well as at US embassies and consulates in over 75 countries worldwide. CS's mission is to promote and protect the strategic US commercial and economic interests worldwide.

The impact of this work rippled throughout the US economy - expanding and deepening the US exporter base, removing barriers to the success of US small and medium sized exports, advancing US business interests worldwide, attracting foreign direct investment, and supporting job creation across the United States. In 2013 alone, CS helps in more than 18,000 export transactions in nearly 200 international markets worth billions of dollars.

CS helps small and medium-sized businesses in America increase international sales through four core services:

Business matchmaking (for example, trade missions and trade show support to foster relationships with eligible business partners)
Market intelligence (eg, general and specialized market research, as well as training and assistance related to international shipping and taxation)
Trade advocacy (eg, individual assistance overcoming both non-government and government trade barriers)
Commercial diplomacy (e.g., embassy or consulate support to ensure the same access as required by treaties and trade agreements)

CS also protects the interests of American companies abroad through commercial diplomacy and promotes investment to the United States through the SelectUSA program located at the US Department of Commerce.

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History

US Commercial Services today was overshadowed in 1897 when the US State Department created the Foreign Trade Bureau and approved for the first time the public distribution of diplomatic, consular and commercial reports. Also in 1897, US Senator Albert J. Beveridge voiced the theme for the next century: "American factories make more than can be used by the American people... fate has written our policy for us - world trade must and should be ours. "Although many people today can reject this rhetoric and support the reverse mutual advantage of trade, the central role of trade in our politics and in our economic prosperity seems unmistakable.

1903 The short-lived US Department of Commerce and Labor was established, involving the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Finance.

1911 The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Trade, the predecessor of the International Trade Administration, was created at the Ministry of Commerce and Labor.

1913 Ministry of Commerce and Labor becomes a separate department.

1927 The Foreign Trade Service was established by the Act of Congress (March 3, 1927, Foreign and Domestic Trade Act 1927, also called the Hoch Act, 44 Stat. 1394) "for the promotion of foreign and domestic trade." Trade commissioners are given diplomatic status and are entitled "commercial attaches".

1928 Addie Viola Smith's mother was appointed Commissary of the Trade Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Trade, assigned to Shanghai. Smith is the first female Trade Commissioner in the bureau, paid comparable to his male counterparts, and receives constant praise for his work and diplomacy. Despite all this, he is still considered disabled because of his gender.

1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt abolished the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Trade and all other overseas services of other Ministries of Foreign Affairs. The commercial officers are absorbed back into the State.

1979 In June, President Jimmy Carter signed the "Trade Agreement Act of 1979," which transfers overseas commercial programs from the Department of Foreign Affairs to Trade.

1980 Foreign Commercial Service was established under the US Department of Commerce. Name changed to US. & amp; Foreign Commercial Service in 1981 to emphasize the relationship of domestic and foreign operations under one organizational goal.

1983 Due to an international trade fair being privatized, the Commercial Services initiated the Fair Trade Fair Program to provide fair trade participants with a support network, a set of official US standards and support.

1985 The Matchmaker, one of the most popular Commercial Service programs, was launched. The program brings small and medium-sized ASS exporters to direct contact with foreign importers, generating hundreds of sales and contracts.

1990 The Gold Lock Service, made in the late 1980s by the Commercial Service in Paris, was widely available to US exporters in 1990. GKS offers to US exporters tailored overseas services. Currently, the Gold Key Service is available in 104 countries and averaging over 1,000 meetings per year.

1992 Funding from the 1992 Freedom Support Act and USAID helped create the American Business Center. ABC is designed to operate in emerging markets in Russia and New Independent States to stimulate economic growth and create jobs in the US.

1993 The US-Asia Environmental Partnership is formed. Working with USAID, Commercial Services launched the USAEP program to focus US government resources on the rapidly growing sector of environmental products and services, in which US companies excel.

1994 Four new CS offices opened in Baltimore, Chicago, Long Beach and Miami, to provide better service to local businesses. (Over time, CS offices will grow in number, eventually serving local businesses across 50 US states.)

1994 The first Commercial Center opened in SÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â£ o Paulo in July, and Jakarta in November. Later, more centers opened in Shanghai and Johannesburg. The facility offers US companies a place to take advantage of all Commercial Services programs and services, as well as rental office space, computers, fax and phone, and display space.

1995 The official logo of the new Commercial Services is launched. This logo assumes the flag of the United States is moving. Three major stars represent a major component of the Commercial Services: International Operations Office; Domestic Operations Office; and the Global Trade Program.

1995 The Commercial Services Team is built to better utilize internal resources. Today, there are 18 Global Teams. Fourteen represent large industrial sectors while four region-focused teams concentrate on trade promotion in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa/Middle East. Global Teams Network in Commercial Services to bring together the workforce and expertise from around the world to help US companies develop export markets. The 18 teams are as follows:

Aerospace & amp; Defense, ANESA (Africa, Near East, Asia S.), Agribusiness, Asia/Pacific, Automotive & amp; Transportation, Education & amp; Training, Energy, Environmental Technology, Europe, Franchising, Health Technology, Information & amp; Communication Technology, Manufacturing, Publishing, Security & amp; Security, Textiles & amp; Clothing, Travel & amp; Tourism, American Trade

1995 The United States Department of Commerce grant issued to the state of Georgia helps develop commercial service video conferencing tools for client use. This service allows US companies, especially those in rural areas, to meet potential trading partners without sacrificing international travel.

1996 Commercial Services opened its first post in Hanoi. When the phenomenon of globalization creates a new trading ethos, Commercial Services helps US companies enter this market and other emerging markets.

1998 For the first time, ambassadors are offered to members of Commercial Services. George Mu, a senior commercial officer, accepted the position of ambassador to CÃƒÆ'Ã‚'te d'Ivoire in 1998.

1998 Commercial Services moved aggressively into the world of the Internet when it broadcasted its first webcast, "Mexico and Canada: Doing Business with our Friendly Neighbors." Webcasting becomes a popular method for passing timely information to Commercial Services clients.

1998 The Nairobi embassy bombing in August killed many people, and blinded Commercial Service Officer Ellen Bomer.

1998 The first CS office located on Native Americans land opened in Ontario, California. The San Manuel tribe sees CS support as "the future for our children." Tribal partnership is one of many efforts to help underserved groups.

2000 CS celebrates 20 years of successful US export promotion.

2000-2004 Increasing US Exports through Trade Promotion: from 2000 to 2004 CS helped the company make an annual average of 11,613 export transactions. Of this success, 90 percent is generated by small and medium-sized businesses. The Advocacy Center helps US businesses generate an annual average of $ 134 million in export sales during this period. New Markets, New Challenges: CS responds to global economic change by focusing its resources on where US companies want to be now, and where they need to be in the future. New offices opened in Iraq, China, Central America and sub-Saharan Africa. New One-Stop Shop for Trade Promotion in Commerce: In 2004, CS was responsible for all Trade Promotion activities of the Ministry of Commerce. As a result of this reorganization, CS now directs the Advocacy Center; Trade Information Center; and the Business Information Center for China, the Middle East, the New Free Countries and the Central and Eastern European countries. Thanks to this consolidation, the CSC network can now offer the US a wider range of information and support services in emerging markets today

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Gold Key Matching Service

The Gold Key Matching Service is a fee-based service available to US-based companies to introduce US-made products to potential agents, distributors, sales representatives, associations and government contacts, licensing or joint venture partners, end users and other strategic businesses. partners in export markets targeted to US companies. Usually US companies create applications through their local CS office, which then works with one or more CS offices located at US embassies or consulates outside the United States. There, a commercial officer, specialist, or related staff member will examine potential business partners, choose the most promising according to factors such as matching product lines, reputation and country coverage, giving US company representatives with one or more day appointments one - one meeting in a foreign country, and accompanying the US representative to the meeting.