[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 50753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21509]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


District Export Council Nomination Opportunity

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to serve as a member of one of the fifty-
eight District Export Councils.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently seeking 
expressions of interest from individuals in serving as a member of one 
of the fifty-eight District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide. The DECs 
are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers of the 
U.S. Commercial Service. DECs combine the energies of more than 1,500 
exporters and export service providers who promote U.S. exports. DEC 
members volunteer at their own expense.

DATES: Applications for nomination to a DEC must be received by the 
designated local USEAC representative by September 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact: Cory Simek, National DEC Program 
Manager, the U.S. Commercial Service, tel. 314-425-3300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DECs sponsor and participate in numerous 
trade promotion activities, as well as supply specialized expertise to 
small and medium-sized businesses that are interested in exporting.
    Selection Process: About half of the approximately 30 positions on 
each of the 58 DECs are open for nominations for the term that ends 
December 31, 2007. Nominees are recommended by the local U.S. Export 
Assistance Center Director, in consultation with the DEC and other 
local export promotion partners. After a review process, nominees are 
selected and appointed to a DEC by the Secretary of Commerce.
    Membership Criteria: Each DEC is interested in nominating highly-
motivated people. Appointment is based upon an individual's energetic 
leadership, position in the local business community, knowledge of day-
to-day international operations, interest in export development, and 
willingness and ability to devote time to council activities. Members 
include exporters, export service providers and others whose profession 
supports U.S. export promotion efforts.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 4721.

    Dated: August 11, 2003.
Bruce W. Blakeman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations, U.S. and Foreign 
Commercial Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21509 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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