The American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia is an association aiming to promote the development of commercial relations between Georgia, the United States of America, and the international community in Georgia. AmCham is one of the closest partners of The FINANCIAL team. Nearly all projects developed by The FINANCIAL is supported by AmCham Georgia.

About the association

At the suggestion of former American Ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Kenneth Yalowitz, a group of leading businesspeople representing American interests in Georgia convened to further examine and define the need for an international association of American, Georgian and international businesses.

The Chamber was officially registered in Georgia as a non-profit non-commercial organization on September 29, 1998.

The founding members of the American Chamber of Commerce: Fady Asly, Managing Director of Agritechnics; Leigh Durland, President of Absolute Bank; Betsy Haskell, Owner of Betsy's Hotel; Dave Mayer, Vice Chairman of Sante-Walsh Products; and Dennis Stuart, Vice President of Georgia Pipeline Company, envisaged that the Chamber would quickly emerge as the leading organization representing American and International business interests in Georgia.

The Chamber protects and promotes the common economic interests of its members and represents their opinions on all types of business matters while striving to facilitate constructive solutions to economic issues concerning Georgia-US business relations.

The Chamber promotes its goals by establishing relations with key policy makers and appropriate governmental bodies in both the US and Georgia on subjects of interest to its members. Additionally, the Chamber collects and disseminates timely information concerning areas of interest, organizes conferences and seminars, works on legislative initiatives of concern to the business community in Georgia, and most importantly, provides an ongoing forum for members of the American business community to gather to share knowledge, experiences, problems and solutions.

Finally, the Chamber tries to encourage a strong sense of community among businesspeople in Georgia. The Chamber organizes regular social events such as parties, cookouts, receptions, dinners and cultural events. Roundtables and discussion groups are an integral part of the Chamber's commitment to further the sharing of knowledge and experience among its members.

To get more info about AmCham membership, please go to: www.amcham.ge