KWTC News :
The Kentucky World Trade Center Announces Keynote Speaker for World Trade Day 2010
The Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC) proudly announces Suresh Kumar, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service as the keynote speaker at World Trade Day 2010.....more
Click HERE to visit the World Trade Day 2010 home page.
KWTC is seeking Governors Awards for International Trade nominations
The Kentucky World Trade Center invites your company to apply for the 2010 Governor's Award for International Trade Excellence. The Kentucky World Trade Center’s GAITE award is the first international trade award given by the Governor of Kentucky. Formerly known as the World Trade Success award, this prestigious honor recognizes Kentucky companies successfully engaged in international trade. The Awards Committee is made up of KWTC staff and various representatives from the business community who work to identify the very best international trade success stories to be spotlighted at an annual awards luncheon.........................................................more
The Kentucky World Trade Center President J. Edwin Webb Appointed Honorary Consul of France
J. Edwin Webb, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kentucky World Trade Center was nominated and appointed as the Honorary Consul of France for Kentucky effective June 30, 2010. "To be appointed the honorary consul of France for Kentucky is a great honor and I am both proud and humbled by this opportunity. I look forward to serving Consul General Graham Paul along with the wonderful citizens of France while living in my home state of Kentucky. My sincere appreciation to the Consul General for his vote of confidence along with that of our former Honorary Consul, John Lina. John's dedication was valued and his leadership exemplary". Webb holds an EMBA from Bellarmine University and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Louisville.
International Trade News :
BIS Clarifies Country Scope of Direct Product Rule
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule that, effective July 30, clarifies the scope of the “direct product rule” set forth in the Export Administration Regulations. BIS is also making parallel revisions or clarifications to written assurances required under license exception TSR (Technology and Software Restricted), information required on the license application for national security controlled technology, and the instructional steps in the EAR that provide guidance on how to apply the direct product rule........................................more
DOT Reports Small Gain in Monthly Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
The Department of Transportation reports that U.S. surface transportation trade in goods with NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico edged up 1.5% from April to May. The $66.8 billion total for May represented a 39.5% jump from a year earlier, the largest such gain on record and the third time in the last four months that such a record has been set.....................................more
DOC: Electronic Filing in AD/CV Proceedings; New Massachusetts Subzone; Materials Committee to Meet; Foreign Regulatory Changes
Electronic Filing in AD/CV Proceedings Moves Ahead. The Department of Commerce is proposing to amend its regulations governing the submission of information in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings to adopt rules of practice and procedure reflecting the implementation of an electronic filing and document management program........................... more
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KWTC Events:
Kentucky World Trade Center and the U.S. Department of Commerce present Mining Equipment and Technology Trade Mission to India
November 6-13 2010
Member News:
World Trade Center member Lynn Cooper, BFW Inc., attends National Export Initiative announcement in Washington and meets President Obama...more
Congratulations to Todd Phillips, CRS Reprocessing Services, CFO of the year!
KWTC Member Jefferson Audio Video System (jAVS) to facilitate meeting between Malaysian Court Officials and Kentucky Court Officials
The Malay judicial delegation enjoyed a full day of events starting at 9:30 AM inside the main entrance of the Judicial Center and concluded with a Halal luncheon and an informal exchange of ideas with a distinguished panel of Kentucky judicial officials led by his Honor Chief Justice John D. Minton, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.....more
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