OREANDA-NEWS. September 24, 2009. AmCham is pleased to announce that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Eurasia Business Platform) will hold a marquee conference, "Silk Road Trade and Investment:  New Pathways for U.S.-Central Asia Economic Ties", reported the press-centre of AmCham. 
 
The Conference will be held on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, International Hall of Flags, 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062.
 
This event will bring together Ministers, corporate decision makers and experts from the public and private sectors to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the rapidly emerging market nestled strategically between Europe, China, Russia, South Asia, Turkey and the Middle East. 
 
The conference is being closely coordinated with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), as the next round of U.S.–Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) negotiations (plus Afghanistan) will take place the following day. 
 
Attending the event will be Ambassador Ronald Kirk, the U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns, and Ministers of Economy and Trade from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.