Lebanon's first delegation in the SelectUSA summit

The Lebanese American Business Council (LABC), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and SelectUSA announced the lineup of global executives, business leaders, and U.S. government representatives who will participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit which starts at 8:00 am on Sunday 26 June and ends Wednesday 29 June in Washington DC.

The Lebanese delegates who were accepted were invited to meet with H.E. Ambassador Dorothy C. Shea at the US Embassy in Beirut.

The attendees discussed Lebanon’s first participation in the summit and the opportunities that could arise from collaboration starting by creating job opportunities all the way to developing markets.

This year, in cooperation with LAB-C, SelectUSA has a large Lebanese private sector delegation for the first time ever.

ABOUT LABC

LABC is the premier business advocacy organization for Lebanese businessmen and U.S. companies. The Council represents a variety of industries, including consumer goods, defense, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, security, technology, travel and tourism.

LAB-C provides customized quality business advice and support to U.S. and Lebanese companies. Our scope of services is defined by the needs of the companies we serve and includes in-depth analysis of political, economic and regulatory issues, partner identification and qualification, and early relationship troubleshooting, among others.

The Council advances its mission and members’ interests through an array of programs and direct engagements with Lebanese businessmen and U.S. government officials and business leaders by focusing on four key areas: Advocacy Access, Information and Trade Mission.

About SelectUSA

The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest-profile event in the United States dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI.) This year’s Investment Summit returns in its familiar format to provide exciting opportunities for more investors from more markets and greater representation from economic developers (EDO) across the nation to engage and interact.

Historically, the Investment Summit attracts more than 1,200 business investors from approximately 80 international markets who join economic developers from almost all U.S. states and territories