On 2 February, AmCham EU committee chairs/vice chairs met with US Ambassador to the EU, William E. Kennard, to brief him on key issues facing US companies operating in Europe.

After an exchange of information and ideas, the ambassador expressed interest in meeting again with members in the near future to further identify areas where the Mission and AmCham EU could work together to produce tangible results. 


PHOTOS: (top) US Ambassador to the EU, William E. Kennard and AmCham EU chairman, John Vassallo (Microsoft). (below) AmCham EU chairs and US Mission to the EU personnel.

Briefing Ambassador Kennard were:

• Richard Kaye (JP Morgan) – Financial Services
• Penni Naas (Citi) – EU-US Group
• Rory Macmillan (Nike) – Trade
• Renato Addis (EPPA) – Institutional Affairs
• Jérộme Bandry (Caterpillar) – Transport & Energy, Employment & Social Affairs
• Karim Lesina (AT&T) – Digital Economy
• Meglena Mihova (EPPA) – Environment
• Christina von Westernhagen (Dow) – Climate Change, Legal Affairs
• Barbara Wynne (Accenture) – Healthcare
• Maxime Bureau (GE) – Enlargement
• Vincent Jamois (Time Warner) – Intellectual Property
• Imelda Vital (Amway) Consumer Affairs