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Americas

As an advocate for U.S. business throughout the hemisphere, the U.S. Chamber's Americas works closely with members, governments, multilateral institutions, and American Chambers of Commerce to promote a wide range of hemispheric trade and investment initiatives and to resolve specific commercial and regulatory challenges in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts H.E. Iván Duque Márquez, President of the Republic of Colombia, for a keynote address during his first official visit to Washington, D.C.

Recent Activity

ReportJun 22, 2018 - 1:15pm

Economic Costs of Absenteeism, Presenteeism and Early Retirement Due to Ill Health: A Focus on Brazil

This report provides estimates of the economic cost due to productivity losses arising from absenteeism, presenteeism and early retirement due to ill health. For Brazil these losses equate to a total of 8.7% of GDP as shown in Table ES 1. This puts Brazil towards the upper end of the range for a group of 10 other countries that includes some of its Latin American peers as well as other middle income developing countries from other parts of the world.

TestimonyJun 07, 2018 - 2:00pm

U.S. Chamber testimony on advancing U.S. business investment and trade in the Americas

Testimony by Neil Herrington, U.S. Chamber senior vice president for the Americas, delivered to the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee during a hearing on advancing U.S. business investment and trade in the Americas.

SpeechApr 12, 2018 - 11:00am

Hemispheric Cooperation for Greater Growth, Competitiveness, and Prosperity Across the Americas

III CEO Summit of the AmericasAn Address to the AmCham PeruRemarks by Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of CommerceApril 11, 2018Lima, PeruIntroductionGood evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Above the FoldMar 06, 2018 - 4:30pm