Penny Pritzker

US commerce head touts stronger ties

June 9, 2014 by thiha

US secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker oversaw the opening of a commercial services office in Yangon on June 6 as the US looks to strengthen economic ties with Myanmar after decades of severely limited engagement hampered by strict sanctions. The commercial services office will operate out of the US Embassy in Yangon and will serve […]

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US to open foreign trade service branch in Myanmar’s Yangon

June 9, 2014 by thiha

YANGON, June 6 (Xinhua) — The United States will open a foreign trade service branch in Myanmar’s Yangon in a bid to boost trade ties with the Southeast Asian nation, according to state media Friday. It was touched upon when Myanmar President U Thein Sein met with visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in Nay […]

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Brand USA’s Opportunity in Myanmar

June 9, 2014 by thiha

This week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is leading a delegation of American CEOs to Myanmar – a country whose opening remains filled with peril and promise. Escalating violence against Myanmar’s Muslims has caused more than a thousand deaths; the destruction of more than ten thousand homes, mosques, and schools; and the displacement of […]