[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04807]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Amendment for US-UK FIP Trade Mission to the United 
Kingdom

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration, United States 
Department of Commerce, is announcing amended dates and deadline for 
submitting applications for the US-UK Financial Innovation Partnership 
Trade Mission to the United Kingdom previously announced and published 
in the Federal Register.

DATES: The mission, originally scheduled for June 21-24, 2021, is 
postponed to June 20-23, 2022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment to Revise Trade Mission Dates, and 
Deadline for Submitting Applications.

Background

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at 85 FR 56578 
(September 14, 2020), regarding the dates of ITA's planned U.S.-UK 
Financial Innovation Partnership Trade Mission to the United Kingdom, 
which have been modified from June 21-24, 2021 to June 20-23, 2022. The 
Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and 
believes postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, 
safety, and welfare of the participants. The new deadline for 
applications has been extended to Friday, December 17, 2021. 
Applications may be accepted after that date if space remains and 
scheduling constraints permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade 
associations/organizations that have not already submitted an 
application are encouraged to do so. The schedule is updated as 
follows:

Proposed Timetable

    * Note: The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on 
the availability of host government and business officials, specific 
goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.

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Monday, June 20, 2022........   Trade Mission Participants
                                Arrive.
                                No Host Dinner/Delegation Meet
                                Up/Evening Activity (i.e., London Eye).
Tuesday, June 21, 2022.......   Opening Breakfast at Winfield
                                House (Regents Park).
                                FCA Sandbox Discussion
                                (Stratford).
                                Level 39 Accelerator Show Round
                                and Visit with Key Tenants (Canary
                                Wharf).
                                Evening Reception--TBC Bank/
                                Venue in Canary Wharf.
Wednesday, June 22, 2022.....   7:30 a.m. Opening of London
                                Stock Exchange Networking, Ceremony, and
                                Information on Listing on the Exchange
                                (St Paul's).
                                Bank of England Show Round and
                                Discussion (Bank).
                                Delegation: Lunch on Own (Bank/
                                Various); DAS: Programming with DIT
                                Counterparts (Whitehall).
                                FIP Roundtable Discussion with
                                HMG, FinTech Alliance at U.S. Embassy
                                (Vauxhall).
                                Evening Reception (Sponsored/
                                Venue TBC).
Thursday, June 23, 2022......   Pitch Fest Half Day Forum at
                                U.S. Embassy (Vauxhall).
                                Official Trade Mission Program
                                Concludes.
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    The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make 
selection decisions on a comparative basis in accordance with the 
Notice published at 85 FR 56578 (September 14, 2020), The applicants 
selected will be notified as soon as possible.

Contacts

Vincent Tran, International Trade Specialist, Office of Finance and 
Insurance Industries, Washington, DC, (202) 482-2967, 
[email protected]
Gemal Brangman, Senior Advisor, Trade Missions, Trade Events Management 
Task Force, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3773, [email protected]
Chrystal Denys, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service London, 
+44 (0) 207 891 3419, [email protected]
Peter Sexton, Director, Global Financial Services Team, U.S. Commercial 
Service New York City, (212) 809-2647, [email protected]
Eli Corso-Phinney, International Trade Specialist, Office of Western 
and Northern Europe, Washington, DC, (202) 482-7941, [email protected]
Brian Beams, Deputy Team Leader Financial Services, U.S. Commercial 
Service Northern New Jersey, (862) 235-5267, [email protected]

Gemal Brangman,
Senior Advisor, Trade Missions, ITA Events Management Task Force.
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