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Winning Deals in our Region
The MEA Team helps American companies compete for major projects through the official U.S. government Advocacy, the MEA Team's and Advocacy Center's Gulf Impact initiative and the U.S. government interagency "Deal Teams" program.

MEA Deal Teams

Deal Teams

Express Leads MEA (ELMEA)
MEA is currently piloting a new early lead dissemination solution called “Express Leads MEA (ELMEA)”.  Through ELMEA, we send project leads exclusively to export-ready U.S. companies within six key sectors: agribusiness, energy, healthcare, information and communications technology, aerospace and defense, and infrastructure.  Companies not already on the list can email ITAExpressLeads@trade.gov to be vetted and added to the list.

Advocacy Center
MEA works with the International Trade Administration’s Advocacy Center to help U.S. companies win foreign government contracts across the globe.  You can find your MEA specific Advocacy specialist at.  

We work with your company to pursue foreign government contracts in our region.  Advocacy assistance is provided to businesses of all types and sizes, but you must apply and qualify to receive advocacy services.  Advocacy assistance may involve:

  • Meetings between key foreign decision-makers and high-ranking U.S. Government (USG) officials
  • Direct support from USG officials stationed abroad
  • Letters to foreign decision-makers
  • Coordinated action by USG agencies 

Gulf Impact

The Gulf represents one of our most important regions for official U.S. government advocacy supporting U.S. companies bidding on government contracts.  Given this, and because American companies now face increasing competition from foreign companies in the Gulf, particularly in the IT and infrastructure sectors, MEA and the Advocacy Center have led the “Gulf Impact” initiative since 2020.  This is a Commerce-led effort to pro-actively bring priority Advocacy cases and other deals over the finish line through the identification and execution of high-impact G2G engagement, with the goal of increasing the number of contracts won by U.S. companies and increase the number of U.S. companies bidding on contracts in the Gulf region.  If you would like more information on Gulf Impact, please contact the Advocacy Center.
 

 

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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