USCIB is pleased to announce that Tatianna Sample has been promoted to Manager, ATA Carnet. In her new role, Sample will manage US and Foreign ATA Carnet Claims and will also continue to handle replacement carnet requests.
Sample joined USCIB as a full-time employee in July 2018 and since then has become an integral member of the ATA Carnet department while also contributing to USCIB’s Arbitration work.
Position: Administrative Assistant
Organization: United States Council for International Business
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Location: New York City
THE OPPORTUNITY – About USCIB
Founded in 1945, USCIB promotes open markets, competitiveness and innovation, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, supported by international engagement and regulatory coherence. Its focus is on international policy in the multilateral system, and its members include U.S.-based global companies and professional services firms from every sector, with operations in every region of the world. As the sole American representative of the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Organization of Employers and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, USCIB provides business views to the Administration and to policy makers and regulatory authorities worldwide and works to facilitate international trade and investment. In addition, USCIB serves as the National Guaranteeing Association for ATA Carnets, which allows temporary, tax and duty-free imports overseas for trade shows, commercial samples and professional equipment. More at www.uscib.org.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Administrative Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Chief Operating Officer and the ATA Carnet/Business support teams. Your responsibilities will include a range of USCIB-related activities. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and excels at multitasking.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary and title are commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary range for this role is between $55,000 and $65,000. USCIB offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k)-retirement company matching program, generous paid time off, and the ability to participate in pre-tax transportation, and flexible spending account programs.
USCIB currently requires in-office work Tuesday – Thursday, with WFH option on Mondays and Fridays.
Applications will be accepted until September 20th, 2024.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
Position: ATA Carnet Business Development Manager
Organization: United States Council for International Business
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Location: New York Office
THE OPPORTUNITY – About USCIB
Founded in 1945, the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) powers the success of US business across the globe. Our members include US-based companies and professional services firms from every sector of the economy, with operations in every region of the world. As the US affiliate to leading international organizations including The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The International Organization of Employers (IOE), and Business at OECD (BIAC), USCIB brings the business perspective to policymakers and regulatory authorities worldwide and works to facilitate commerce, support sustainable development, and build trust in multilateral systems. USCIB is also the national guaranteeing and issuing association for ATA Carnets, international customs documents that simplify customs procedures for the temporary importation of various types of goods. Learn more at www.uscib.org.
POSITION SUMMARY
As an ATA Carnet Business Development Manager, you will play a key role in developing and implementing strategies to promote and grow the paper and digital ATA Carnet business in the United States. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop a comprehensive business plan, enter into partnership agreements, and identify opportunities for growth and expansion. This strategic role requires a strong understanding of international trade, customs regulations, and business planning techniques. While marketing initiatives will be a part of your responsibilities, your primary focus will be on driving the overall growth and success of the ATA Carnet business including the eATA, or digital Carnet.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
If you are a self-driven professional with a passion for international trade and business development, and if you thrive in a challenging and rewarding environment, we invite you to apply for the position of ATA Carnet Manager (Business Development). Join our team and help shape the future of ATA Carnet in the United States.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary range for this role is between $100,000 and $125,000. USCIB offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k)-retirement company matching program, generous paid time off, and the ability to participate in pre-tax transportation, and flexible spending account programs. USCIB currently requires in-office work Tuesday – Thursday, with WFH option on Mondays and Fridays.
The position is open immediately. Candidates should e-mail a cover letter and resume.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
Position: Director International Tax Policy and Banking
Organization: United States Council for International Business
Reports to: Vice President & International Tax Counsel
Location: Washington D.C.
THE OPPORTUNITY – About USCIB
Founded in 1945, USCIB promotes open markets, competitiveness and innovation, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, supported by international engagement and regulatory coherence. Its focus is on international policy in the multilateral system, and its members include U.S.-based global companies and professional services firms from every sector, with operations in every region of the world. As the sole American representative of the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Organization of Employers and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, USCIB provides business views to the Administration and to policy makers and regulatory authorities worldwide and works to facilitate international trade and investment. In addition, USCIB serves as the National Guaranteeing Association for ATA Carnets, which allows temporary, tax and duty-free imports overseas for trade shows, commercial samples and professional equipment. More at www.uscib.org
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director International Tax Policy and Banking will support the Vice President & International Tax Counsel on a variety of programs and projects involving the development and dissemination of USCIB tax policy positions, papers and meeting preparation and materials. The Director will support USCIB member engagement and development for the organization’s Tax committee and have the possibility to lead in defined international tax policy areas with the potential to expand responsibilities in the course of the role. The Director will also oversee and manage the Banking Committee.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary and title are commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary range for this role is between $150,000 and $175,000 per year. USCIB offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k)-retirement company matching program, generous paid time off, and the ability to participate in pre-tax transportation/commuter benefit and flexible spending account programs.
USCIB currently requires in-office work Tuesday – Thursday, with WFH option on Mondays and Fridays.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
In celebration of The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) centennial this year, USCIB honored the ILO and its Director-General Guy Ryder with its annual International Leadership Award yesterday evening, December 16. The gala event was held at the Lotte New York Palace, under the theme “Resilient Institutions That Matter.” Representatives from business, the United Nations, government and special guests attended the dinner, which also recognized the centennials of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) this past year, and the upcoming centennial of the International Organization of Employers (IOE) in 2020. Esteemed guests included USCIB Chairman Terry McGraw, IOE Secretary-General Roberto Suarez Santos, ICC Permanent Representative to the UN Andrew Wilson, Acting U.S. Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council Jason Mack, Chief of Staff of the UN Global Compact Melissa Powell, Permanent Observer of the OECD to the UN Robin Ogilvy, Executive Director of the UN Office for Partnerships Rob Skinner, Chief of the Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Irena Zubcevic and many others.
“Imagine what we could accomplish if all stakeholders are at the table working to improve education, reduce poverty, ensure social protection, provide job opportunities and tackle such challenges as climate change and environmental protection,” said USCIB President and CEO Peter M. Robinson in his opening remarks. “One thing we do know at USCIB, and that is if we are to find solutions to those challenges…business is an essential partner.”
UN Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Preparations for the UN’s 75th anniversary Fabrizio Hochschild agreed, recognizing the essential role of business and global cooperation in his remarks at the gala as the UN looks towards the next twenty-five years: “We hope to have strong voices from the business community. We want to hear from you about how we perform for the next twenty-five years.”
Throughout the course of the evening USCIB presented videos honoring the influential roles of the ICC, IOE and ILO over the past century.
Established in 1919 in the waning days of World War I, the ILO’s founders believed that universal peace could only come about if it was based on social justice.
“On behalf of the ILO, I am extremely honored by this award. The recognition and support of your influential organization is especially valuable in these uncertain times, when technology, climate change, globalization and demographics are all reshaping the worlds of enterprise and work,” said Ryder. “By continuing our cooperation, I am confident that we can meet this existential challenge and create a new model of business and employment that is human-centered, equitable and sustainable.” Ryder also joined The Walt Disney Company’s Laura Rubbo in a fireside chat, during which he highlighted ILO’s achievements and shared the organization’s priorities for the future.
Ryder was elected as ILO Director-General by the ILO’s Governing Body in May 2012 and took office on October 1, 2012. Since then, Ryder has launched a reform process geared towards assuring the ILO’s authority on matters falling within its mandate. Ryder was re-elected by the ILO’s tripartite Governing Body on November 7, 2016, and his second term started on October 1, 2017. The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues. The unique tripartite structure of the ILO is intended to give an equal voice to workers, employers and governments so that the views of the social partners are closely reflected in labor standards and in shaping policies and programs.
Established in 1980, USCIB’s International Leadership Award is presented annually to a leading CEO, international figure or institution, recognizing outstanding contributions to global trade, finance and investment, and to improving the global competitive framework in which American business operates. Recent recipients have included Paul Polman of Unilever (Chairman of ICC), Ajay Banga of Mastercard and Randall Stephenson of AT&T. The annual USCIB award dinner attracts hundreds of top business executives, policy makers and members of the diplomatic community.
March 25, 2019
601 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
The USCIB Foundation, USCIB’s educational arm, teamed up once again with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Business at OECD (BIAC), to host the 1st inaugural event of The Joseph H. Alhadeff Digital Economy Conference Series on March 25, 2019 at the AT&T Forum For Technology, Entertainment & Policy in Washington, D.C.
The digital transformation of the global economy has revealed exciting potential for a more prosperous, productive, inclusive, and socially beneficial world. We need an enabling policy environment for investment and innovation, however, in order to make the most of the potential for digital transformation to improve people’s lives and generate prosperity. At the same time, we must be prepared to address how the fruits of digital innovation can create challenges to privacy, security, and the future of work.
This conference – the fourth such collaboration between USCIB, BIAC, and the OECD – explored the findings of the OECD’s Going Digital Project, an ambitious two-year examination of how digital transformation affects policymaking across a large spectrum of policy areas. The conference drew upon the expertise of the OECD Secretariat on Science, Technology, and Innovation, senior U.S. government officials, and business experts from USCIB and BIAC member companies. In particular, speakers considered how best to secure the digital economy from ever-more sophisticated cybersecurity threats. In addition, experts delved into both the promise and challenges of tapping the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies.
For more information, please contact Erin Breitenbucher (202-682-7465 or ebreitenbucher@uscib.org).
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State
Special Assistant to the President for Technology, Telecommunications and Cybersecurity Policy, National Economic Council, The White House
Director of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI)
Secretary General, Business at OECD
Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation and Co-Chair, Business at OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP)
OECD Secretariat, OECD Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity
OECD Secretariat, Going Digital Project
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The world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental policy the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) met in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 11 – 15 under the overarching theme “Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production”. A record number of 5,000 delegates from 179 countries, NGOs and business attended. Many stayed on for the 2nd round of deliberations on a proposed UN Global Pact for Environment (GPE) from March 18 -20.
USCIB members, including the American Chemistry Council, Croplife, IBM, 3M and Novozymes, and USCIB staff were involved in several events during and alongside the UNEA4 conference and subsequent GPE deliberations.
USCIB worked closely with the U.S. government delegation attending the meeting, and held a roundtable for members in Nairobi with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Marcia Bernicat and other administration officials.
Speaking at a high-level dinner for government delegations convened by Global Business Alliance for the Environment (GBA4E), Norine Kennedy, USCIB vice president for environment, energy and strategic international engagement, stated that U.S. business regards the 17 SDGs as the blueprint of integrated objectives for environment, social, development, and economic policy and actions.
“It will take ‘out of box’ thinking by governments and business to implement systems-thinking and systems-doing approaches on environmental protection,” said Kennedy.
The 2nd substantive deliberations on a proposed UN Global Pact for the Environment (GPE) continued member state consideration of the substance and form of a possible Pact, intended to:
Although UNEA4 reviewed options for policy cooperation and action on a wide range of environmental matters, the main political momentum focussed solidly on addressing plastic waste, especially in the form of marine debris and/or single-use plastics. Governments proposed three separate resolutions on marine debris, and India added a fourth resolution on single-use plastics. Numerous NGOs on hand also targeted plastic waste and called for a treaty and ban on plastics, citing environmental impact and its indirect link to climate change through petro-chemicals. The eventual outcomes of UNEA4 stopped short of launching a legally binding treaty negotiation on these matters, but expectations that political pressure will continue to build behind these challenges remains high.
UNEA4 received and reviewed two major international environmental agenda-setting reports: the 6th Global Environmental Outlook (GEO6) and the Report of the International Resources Panel (IRP). These will likely drive international policymakers’ attention, much as the IPCC findings are significant rationale for climate policy. Other science-policy connections discussed at UNEA-4 included attention to big data and geo-observation. The 2 reports present scientific expert analysis relating to resource scarcity and health impacts of environmental degradation, and highlight priorities that will surely be considered in further international policy discussions. The IRP report considers the possibility of Science Based Targets for finite resources, applicable to business.
Government deliberations on proposed UN Global Pact for Environment concluded with a wide range of views and little evident consensus, beyond general support for the importance of strengthening implementation of international environmental law. Government delegations continued to discuss different definitions of what constituted “gaps” and “challenges” relating to international environmental law. Delegates considered different forms a Pact might take, including a declaration of the UN General Assembly, or additional mandated activity in UNEnvironment, or a legally binding instrument, or some combination of those and other outcomes.
The GPE deliberations resume from May 20 – 22, again in Nairobi.
The next UN Environment Assembly (UNEA5) takes place in February 2021.
On March 1, Roberto Suarez Santos, secretary general of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), visited USCIB’s New York headquarters to discuss the group’s global priorities and evolution as it gets ready to mark its centennial next year.
The IOE, based in Geneva, is part of USCIB’s global network and serves as the voice of the private sector on employment, labor and social affairs in the International Labor Organization (ILO), as well as a number of other multilateral bodies.
Suarez Santos met with USCIB staff and members (with help from a video link to our Washington, DC office), led by USCIB President and CEO Peter Robinson, who serves on the IOE management board and as an IOE regional vice president for North America. The IOE secretary general outlined the organization’s recent growth, now up to 30 staff members, and its engagement beyond its traditional ILO role, especially in the area of sustainability, business and human rights, and broader responsible business conduct policy and practice.
Suarez Santos also noted the IOE’s longstanding complaints against the government of Venezuela due to its harassment of the Venezuelan employers federation Fedecamaras, which has resulted in the creation of an ILO commission of inquiry – the ILO’s highest level investigative procedure. USCIB and its fellow IOE members remain concerned about the situation for employers in Venezuela and will follow this ILO procedure closely.
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USCIB’s “International Business” Summer 2017 issue is now live!
The Summer 2017 issue features USCIB President and CEO Peter M. Robinson‘s column on “Why International Organizations Matter to Your Business” as well as articles on developments in the B20, NAFTA and the UN high level political forum and the sustainable development agenda, plus news from our global network–Business at OECD, the International Organization of Employers and the International Chamber of Commerce.
“International Business,” USCIB’s quarterly journal, provides essential insight into major trade and investment topics, a high-level overview of USCIB policy advocacy and services, USCIB member news and updates from our global business network.
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