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THE COUNCIL

The objective of the Council of Foreign Chambers of Commerce is to protect and promote the collective interests of its member Chambers and the members of those Chambers in multilateral cooperation, trade stimulation and united representation.

SPECIFIC AIMS

1. To represent the collective interests and views of its members in the UK, and to make representations where necessary to relevant official and private bodies.

2. To act as a focus point for meetings of the CFCC’s members

3. To increase the awareness of the CFCC to trade promotion bodies in the UK

4. To promote, advance and protect business interests and relations between CFCC members and the UK

5. To exchange ideas and information about the activities and ‘modus operandi ‘ of each other, so as to benefit from this information and strengthen the finances and membership of the chambers participating in the Council.

FORTHCOMING CFCC EVENTS

14 Jun 2010. CFCC AGM. Venue & Speaker to be confirmed.

6 Sept 2010. 3rd CFCC Council meeting (TBC)

8 Nov 2010. 4th CFCC Council Meeting (TBC)

PREVIOUS KEY NOTES GUESTS

FCC Reception, hosted by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London at City Hall. March 2010

Dr. Richard Dixon, Chief Revise Editor of the Times newspaper. Sept 2009

Gareth Thomas MP, Former Minister for Trade, Development and Consumer Affairs (jointly with DFID). Nov 2009

David Frost, Director of the British Chambers of Commerce. June 2008

EVENTS LISTINGS 2010

10 May. Inward Mission from Bierzo (Spain)
15-21 May. Trade Mission to Syria & Jordan
31 May-4 June. Trade Mission to Tunisia
2-5 June. Trade Mission to Colombia
4-10 June. Trade Mission to Qatar & Oman
20-24 June. Trade Mission to Azerbaijan
6-9 July. Multisector Mission to Poland

For information on other events organised by each individual Chamber please visit our members website directly.

UPDATES ON THE COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

Special Invitation for SMEs from the City of London
24 May 2010 Small Business is Big Business.

27 April 2010. Council affirms position as leading representative from foreign firms. See more

10 March 2010. More than 230 delegates gathered at the City Hall last night to meet and exchange views with Boris Johnson. See Photo Gallery

09 Feb 2010. The Council has appointed Florence Gomez, MD of the French Chamber of Commerce as its acting Chairman until the AGM on June 14.

Council of Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the UK (CFCC)

Representing more than 30 bilateral Chambers in the UK and more than 10,000 foreign businesses with trading and investment interests in the United Kingdom