Global Utah Weekly

Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Business will bring together international experts and the business community for a one-day conference May 10 developed to provide an educational and networking resource for those interested in conducting business in Asian Pacific. The second annual “Doing Business with China” conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 5 [...]

Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, was selected as one of six ”Citizen Diplomats” invited to Kabul by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and the U.S. Department of State. With 56% of Americans believing that America should leave Afghanistan now, Ambassador Crocker invited the delegation to come to evaluate for ourselves if [...]

by Austin Becker, Intern, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, International Trade & Diplomacy On Monday, April 30th, Governor Gary R. Herbert signed a Statement of Friendship between the State of Utah and the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras.  The Governor recognized the long standing relationship that Utah has maintained with the small town beginning [...]

Cartagena, Colombia – President Barack Obama announced today that the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will take effect on May 15, 2012. This announcement follows completion of work by the United States and Colombia to review each other’s laws and regulations related to the implementation of the Agreement, as well as Colombia’s important steps to fulfill [...]

Doha, Qatar and New York, N.Y., April 21, 2012 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued updated Guidelines for International Investment to address new challenges of the international investment environment and to further promote investment as a driver of economic growth, according to ICC’s U.S. affiliate, the United States Council for International Business [...]