International Chamber of Commerce
Location: Paris
Founded: 1919
Membership: Business interests in over 140 countries
Role
The International Chamber of Commerce promotes international trade and investment, and helps business meet the challenges and opportunities of globalization. ICC has three main activities – rule setting, arbitration and policy – and provides essential services such as ICC Arbitration, training, commercial crime fighting and customs facilitation.
National committees, including USCIB, work with their members to help set priorities and provide input in the formulation of ICC positions, and they convey these positions to their governments. Worldwide, more than 2,000 experts drawn from ICC’s member companies feed their knowledge and experience into crafting the ICC stance on specific business issues. The United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the G20 and many other intergovernmental bodies, both international and regional, are kept in touch with the views of international business through ICC.
Recent News
Baird Highlights Private Sector’s Critical Role in Economic Development at Forum in Bahrain; Meets With Leadership of WTO and ILO (5/1/2025) - Whitney Young Baird, President and CEO at USCIB, spoke about the importance of considering business perspectives in policymaking at the Bab Al-Bahrain Forum 2025 on April 29 in Manama, Bahrain. The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce organized the Forum with support from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Chamber […]
USCIB Represents US Business at UN Biodiversity Negotiations in Cali, Colombia (11/7/2024) - USCIB actively participated in the recently concluded the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Cali, Colombia. The conference ran from October 21 to November 2, with numerous USCIB member companies being present throughout the two weeks of negotiations. USCIB President & CEO Whitney Baird attended parts of the conference while Agnes Vinblad, USCIB Director of Environment and […]