Secretarial Infrastructure Business Development Mission to Mexico November 18-23, 2013

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. Mission Description United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will lead a senior-executive Business Development Mission to Mexico from November 18-23, 2013. This business development mission will promote U.S. exports to Mexico by helping export-ready U.S. companies launch or increase their business in a number of key industry sectors including: Advanced manufacturing, information and communications technology (ICT) goods and services, and health IT goods and services and medical devices. The mission will make stops in Mexico City and Monterrey. Participating firms will gain market information, make business and government contacts, solidify business strategies, and/or advance specific projects. In each of these targeted sectors, participating U.S. companies will meet with prescreened local partners, agents, distributors, representatives, and licensees. The agenda will also include meetings with high-level national and local government officials, networking opportunities, country briefings, and seminars. ( printed page 48856) The delegation will be composed of representatives of 20-25 U.S. firms in the mission's target sectors. Representatives of the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will be invited to par…