Commerce Announces Non-Profit Partnerships to Address Trade Barriers on American Goods
September 29, 2020
(ITA)
WASHINGTON – Today, Deputy Under Secretary
for International Trade, Performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Under
Secretary for International Trade Joseph Semsar
announced 10 new partnerships designed to
create or sustain U.S. jobs by increasing or
maintaining the export of American goods. The
10 awardees under the Department of
Commerce’s 2020 Market Development Cooperator
Program (MDCP) will leverage more than $2.7
million in financial and technical assistance
from the International Trade Administration
(ITA) to reduce barriers to U.S. products in
foreign markets.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the
Department of Commerce is working to further
American prosperity by producing free, fair,
and reciprocal trade and empowering U.S.
companies to compete in international
markets,” said Semsar. “Through these
partnerships with non-profit industry trade
groups, the MDCP awardees are able to address
trade barriers, enhance industry
competitiveness and generate exports that
create and sustain American jobs.”
An MDCP award establishes a partnership between
ITA and an American non-profit industry group.
The 10 2020 MDCP awardees will invest at least
$8.5 million of their own resources and
collaborate with ITA staff around the world to
remove key trade barriers in their industries.
The 2020 awardees are:
- American Association of Independent Music (New York, New York)
- Association of Equipment Manufacturers (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Auto Care Association (Bethesda, Maryland)
- Evergreen Building Products Association (Tacoma, Washington)
- International Code Council (Washington, D.C.)
- Modification and Replacement Parts Association, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
- Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, Inc. (Herndon, Virginia)
- RV Industry Association, Inc. (Reston, Virginia)
- Specialty Equipment Market Association (Diamond Bar, California)
- United Natural Products Alliance, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah)
For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, please visit www.trade.gov/mdcp.
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