International Trade Administration
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The United States is the World’s Top Destination to Invest
The SelectUSA program helps facilitate Foreign Direct Investment that supports innovation, jobs, and communities across the nation. Discover why the United States is the top destination for Foreign Direct Investment at the annual SelectUSA Investment Summit – the highest profile event in the United States dedicated to creating business investment opportunities by connecting thousands of investors, companies, economic development organizations, and industry experts to make deals happen.
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About ITA
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The International Trade Administration is led by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. Learn about ITA’s executive leadership team
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Learn more about who we are and what we do at the International Trade Administration
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ITA is organized into three primary business units working to improve the global business environment and help U.S. organizations compete at home and abroad
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ITA Successes
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Release of Pakistan Green Building Code boosts US building exports, strengthens industry competitiveness, and promotes safer, greener construction worldwide.
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Through networking events hosted by SelectUSA, a unique partnership formed to result in a soon-to-be facility that will manufacture materials for EV batteries.
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Selam Global Enterprise worked with ITA’s U.S. Commercial Service to export solar energy systems to Ethiopia.