The Luncheon Meeting With Delegation From Greater Houston Partnership



L to R: Mr. Atul Nishar, Regional Vice President, WIC-IACC; Mr. Miguel R. San Juan, Sr. VP, Business Development Division, (GHP); Mr. R.K. Chopra, Secretary General, IACC and Mr. Jagdip Ahluwalia, Executive Director, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce-Greater Houston

IACC - WIC organized an interactive luncheon meeting with the delegation from Greater Houston Partnership, (GHP) U.S.A. on June 15, 2006 in the Jacaranda Room at the Hilton Tower, Mumbai. The Houston delegation included delegates looking for opportunity in the following areas: banking, salvage broker, bio/ life sciences, legal services, oil & gas and commercial aviation.

Mr. Atul Nishar, Regional Vice - President, IACC welcomed the Houston delegation followed by a briefing on the Indo-US bilateral trade and the IACC activities. He also proposed to sign an MOU with GHP to further trade relations between Houston and IACC.

The leader of the mission, Mr. Miguel R. San Juan, Sr. VP, Business Development Division, Greater Houston Partnership briefed the gathering on general business climate in Houston, U.S.A. which was supported by a presentation on “Houston: Open for Business”. He also pointed out that India's total trade with Houston ranks among the top 25 countries with over 1.4 billion dollars in trade, which is almost double since 2003. India was ranked as the 18th largest export country from the Houston/Galveston Custom District with over 822 million dollars in exports. Exports have increased by more than 240 per cent in the past five years. The meeting was well attended by IACC Patron Members and IACC Executive Committee Members.