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09-Jul-2008| USA Fair 2008, 10-12 October 2008, Royal Paragon Hall 3, Siam Paragon | ||
| USA Fair is back!! AMCHAM and The U.S. Embassy will hold the fabulous fair of the year on October 10-12, 2008 at the Royal Paragon Hall 3, Siam Paragon. There will be more than 80 exhibitors participating. More details...
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| 2007 President’s Year-End Report | ||
| The Committee Leadership and Board of Governors met in December for a Committee Roundup. During this meeting, AMCHAM President Paul Acito presented his year-end report on the Chamber’s activities. The full report can be viewed here.
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| 175 Years of U.S./Thai Relations | ||
| March 20, 2008 marks the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between His Majesty the Magnificent King of Siam and the United States of America. This was the U.S.’s first treaty with an Asian nation, and provided that the citizens of each nation '...shall, with sincerity, hold commercial intercourse in the Ports of their respective nations, as long as Heaven and Earth shall endure.' AMCHAM was pleased to participate with the U.S. Embassy in a series of events to mark this occasion including the presentation of the first 10 of 175 English Teaching Toolkits to teachers in Chiang Mai on March 18th and a luncheon featuring H.E. Prime Minister Samak on March 20th. The AMCHAM Thailand Charitable Foundation plans to award 175 Student Scholarships in honor or this anniversary, and AMCHAM will match all funds donated to the Foundation in Marcy by 75%. Additionally, AMCHAM announced a donation of Baht 1.75 million to the AMCHAM Thailand Charitable Foundation to assist with its Student Scholarship and Adopt-a-School programs. Click for photos and information. The Speech of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej can be viewed here. |
| Customs Best Practices Workshop | ||
| AMCHAM was pleased to co-host a day-long best practices seminar with the Royal Thai Customs Department on November 21 at the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel. The event brought together major American companies operating in Thailand and key Customs policy makers to develop a better understanding of the wide-ranging operations and processes of the Customs Department. Thanks to event sponsors Diageo, Ernst & Young, Federal Express, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Philip Morris and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Presentations from the event may be viewed here. Photos from the event may be viewed here. Clik to view the follow up letter to the Director General of The Customs Department . The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand 7th Floor, GPF Witthayu A, 93/1 Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: +66 (0) 2254-1041 Fax: +66 (0) 2251-1605 Email: service@amchamthailand.com Copyright © 2001-2008 The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Statement 
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