• H.E. Dr. Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia addresses BCIU membership.
    H.E. Dr. Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia addresses BCIU membership.
  • Past award winners Ratan N. Tata, Carlos Slim, and Sergio Marchionne at annual BCIU Eisenhower Awards Gala.
    Past award winners Ratan N. Tata, Carlos Slim, and Sergio Marchionne at annual BCIU Eisenhower Awards Gala.
  • H.E. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland meets with investors at BCIU breakfast during the United Nations General Assembly.
    H.E. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland meets with investors at BCIU breakfast during the United Nations General Assembly.
  • Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin meets with H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana at the NGA's Winter Meeting.
    Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin meets with H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana at the NGA's Winter Meeting.

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Upcoming Events

June

22Fri

QATAR: Roundtable discussion with His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy & Commerce

  • Washington, DC
  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am
22Fri

BALKANS: Consultations with Ms. Suzanne Platt, Regional Senior Commercial Officer of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, U.S. Embassy Belgrade

  • Washington, DC
  • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
25Mon

INDONESIA: Roundtable discussion with His Excellency Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Republic of Indonesia

  • Washington, DC
  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
25Mon

AZERBAIJAN/ENERGY: Breakfast roundtable with His Excellency Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  • Washington, DC
  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am
27Wed

SAUDI ARABIA: Private Meetings with Ms. Olga Ford, (NEW) Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy Riyadh

  • Washington, DC
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
28Thu

BAHRAIN: Luncheon discussion with His Excellency Shaikh Abdulla ben Rashed AlKhalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States

  • New York, NY
  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

July

2Mon

CÔTE D’IVOIRE: Dinner with His Excellency Thierry Tanoh, Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energy

  • Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
9Mon

KAZAKHSTAN/CENTRAL ASIA: Luncheon discussion with His Excellency Umirzak Shukeyev, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Washington, DC
  • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
10Tue

World Health Organization: Luncheon with Dr. Nata Menabde, Executive Director of the World Health Organization at the United Nations

  • New York, NY
  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
10Tue

GERMANY: Welcome Dinner with The Honorable Richard Grenell, Ambassador of the United States to Germany

  • Berlin, Germany
  • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
12Thu

DEFENSE: Roundtable with Michael Mulroy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East , U.S. Department of Defense

  • Washington, DC
  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am
16Mon

BALKANS: Private Meetings with Mr. Miguel Hernandez, (NEW) Senior Commercial Officer of Bulgaria and Macedonia, U.S. Embassy Sofia

  • Washington, DC
  • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

August

2Thu

DEFENSE: Roundtable with The Honorable Bruce D. Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), U.S. Department of Defense

  • Washington , DC
  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
30Thu

SPAIN: Private Meetings with Mr. Cameron Werker, (NEW) Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy Madrid

  • Washington, DC
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

September

7Fri

AZERBAIJAN: Competitiveness Forum

  • Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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