Links to related Internet resources:

U.S. Government

• U.S. Embassy in Germany

• Department of Commerce

• International Trade Administration is offered by the Department of Commerce and provides info on international trade.

• Export.gov offers valuable assistance to help your business export goods and services to markets worldwide. From this site you can access a global listing of trade events, international market research, and practical tools to help with every step of the export process.

• Trade Information Center (TIC) is a comprehensive resource for information on all U.S. Federal Government export assistance programs.

• MyExports gives US exporters a simple way to establish contacts and conduct global business

• Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals.

• Office of Defense Trade Control is charged with controlling the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services covered by the United States Munitions List (USML).

• U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the US American people and economy.

• The Council of American States in Europe (C.A.S.E.) is an organization comprised of the European representative offices of individual American state governments. The members of CASE offer confidential and professional assistance to European firms that are interested to:
  
  -establish or expand a business in the USA
  -establish a joint venture or strategic alliance with a US company
  -represent American manufactures in Europe, Africa or the Middle East
  -source US manufactured products
  
  C.A.S.E. Administrator
  Ute Vogler
  Mainzer Landstr. 176
  D - 60528 Frankfurt
  tel.: +49 (69) 97 35 8-315
  fax: +49 (69) 97 35 8-101
  e-mail: case-europe@N0SPAM.mainoffice.de
  

German Government

• The German Federal Government's website. It informs about current politics, government policies and other pending issues.

• The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology provides news and updates on current developments in economic and labour policy as well as information about tasks of the ministry itself.

• The Statistisches Bundesamt is the German equivalent to the U.S. Census Bureau and collects, processes, presents and analyses statistical information.
  
  Federal Statistical Office
  Statistical Information Service
  Gustav - Stresemann - Ring 11
  65189 Wiesbaden
  Tel.:+49 (0)611/75-2405
  Fax: +49 (0)611/75-3330
  email: info@N0SPAM.destatis.de
  

• Invest-in-Germany by the Federal Commissioner for Foreign Investment in Germany offers information about the advantages of investing in Germany. You will also find specific information about each German State.

• Industrial Investment Council (ICC) specifically focuses on the New German States in Eastern Germany.
  
  ICC
  Charlottenstr. 57
  10117 Berlin
  Tel: +49 (0)30 20 94 56 60
  Fax: +49 (0)30 20 94 56 66
  email: info@N0SPAM.icc.de

• The Bundesagentur für Aussenwirtschaft provides information for exports to the U.S or starting a business.
  
  BfAi
  Agrippastr. 87-93
  50676 Köln
  Tel: +49 221-2057-249
  Fax: +49 221-2057-212
  

U.S. Organizations

• The American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany) is a private, non-profit organization. With over 3,000 members, it is the largest bilateral economic organization in Europe. AmCham represents the largest group of foreign investors in Germany. The goals of the AmCham include the promotion of German-American trade relationships and of Germany as an investment location.
  
  Frankfurt Office
  AmCham Germany
  Rossmarkt 12
  60311 Frankfurt am Main
  Tel.: +49 (0)69 92 91 04 0
  Fax: +49 (0)69 92 91 04 11
  email: accinfo@N0SPAM.amcham.de
  
  Berlin Office
  Charlottenstrasse 42
  10117 Berlin
  Tel.: +49 (0)30 28 87 89 21
  Fax: +49 (0)30 28 87 89 29
  email: berlinoffice@N0SPAM.amcham.de
  

• The American German Business Club (AGBC) is a private, non-profit organization, presently consisting of AGBC Club Chapters in Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. Its activities are designed to strengthen the ties between representatives of American companies based in Germany and the German business community through personal networking in an informal atmosphere.
  
  AGBC - Deutschland National Office
  Beethovenallee 85
  D-53173 Bonn
  Tel.: +49 (0) 228 35 48 45
  Fax: +49 (0) 228 36 56 28
  e-mail: national@N0SPAM.agbc.de
  
  AGBC Berlin
  Klingelhoeffer Strasse 5
  10785 Berlin
  Tel.: +49 30 2408-5212
  Fax: +49 30 2408-5213
  e-mail: admin@N0SPAM.agbc-berlin.de
  

• German American Chamber of Commerce
  Atlanta
  Chicago
  New York
  Representative of German Industry and Trade, Washington D.C.