Chargé d'Affaires Kent Logsdon will formally welcome Georgian government officials, trade association representatives, and private sector producers to the opening of the United States Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel Ballroom on July 21, at 08:45 AM. The CLDP will hold workshops, sector-specific meetings, and site visits in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi on how to expand Georgia's exports under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program and how to satisfy U.S. import standards and regulations. GHN was informed about this in Georgia by the Embassy of USA.
As part of U.S. assistance to Georgia to overcome the consequences of the 2008 military conflict and subsequent global economic crisis, the CLDP has been tasked by the U.S. Department of State to:
1. Provide practical assistance to Georgian agribusinesses and the Government of Georgia on how to increase exports to the United States;
2. Improve the skill and knowledge level of the Government of Georgia and the private sector to recognize and follow U.S. government requirements for importation, especially for agricultural products;
3. Improve the ability of the Government of Georgia and private sector exporters to take advantage of the U.S. GSP program.
