Notice of Opportunity to Apply to Serve on the Board

Resumen

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for three individuals to serve on the U.S. section of the Board of the United States-India Commercial Alliance (USICA). On January 16, 1995, Ronald H. Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Pranab Mukherjee, India's Minister of Commerce, signed terms of reference creating USICA. On October 17, 1996, Michael Kantor, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and B.B. Ramaiah, India's Minister of Commerce, signed an agreement extending USICA for two years, until January 15, 1999. The purpose of USICA is to facilitate the further development of commercial relations, trade, and investment between U.S. and Indian private sector businesses. USICA is administered and its activities are coordinated by a Board composed of an equal number of private sector representatives from the United States and India. U.S. and Indian Board members are selected by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Indian Minister of Commerce, respectively. The work of the USICA, which includes trade missions, conferences, and roundtables bringing together business persons from the United States and India, currently is focused on four economic sectors: information technology,