It was with great pleasure and honor that I participated in the NASDAQ stock exchange closing bell ceremony on July 22, 2011 with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Valdis Dombrovskis.  I was greeted by beautiful moving images of Latvia, both urban and pastoral, that were superimposed continuously on the semi-circular NASDAQ building in Times Square for the hundreds of thousands of New York City pedestrians to see.

Upon arrival to the NASDAQ I joined the Prime Minister and his distin... Read more »

The following Questions and Answers were posted on the web site of the President of the Republic of Latvia following the meeting of the Latvian Saeima. The Saeima selected Andris Bērziņš to be the new President of Latvia.At this time, the political process, does not appear to be influencing the current economic turnaround. The government of Latvia is continuing to manage the government budget tightly and the economy has stabilized, and is even undergoing modest growth

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The President of Latvia, Valdis Zatlers, on Saturday moved to dissolve the Latvian parliament. He took these steps after the parliament blocked a corruption probe being led by the judicial branch of the Latvian government. 

President Zatlers historic speech emphasized the importance of respecting each branch of government and he highlighted that this was not the first time in the recent past where the l... Read more »

December 2010 marks the beginning of a new era for Latvian business growth and expansion with the foundation of the Latvian British Chamber of Commerce (LBCC).

Led by board of directors and co-founders; Ms Anete Vignere, Mr Marcis Liors Skadmanis and Ms Datsa Gaile; LBCC opened its doors in Mayfair-London in the winter of 2010. They have already made tremendous strides in promoting their visibility in the UK as well as Latvia.

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On May 25, 2010, Gundars Daudze, The Speaker of the Latvian Parliament, addressed invited guests at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia, regarding his visit and participated in a question and answer session with the audience.  Speaker Daudze is visiting the United States along with other Baltic and Nordic Speakers.  He is scheduled to meet with House leaders such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Foreign Affairs Committee chair Howard L. Berman, as well as Bill Delahunt who is a member

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The Latvian Chamber of Commerce in the Americas is now offering a report to LatCham members on foreign direct investment in Latvia.  “Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Latvia” was composed by former LatCham intern Aleksandrs Racenis, who completed the paper for his Internship in International Economics class at Franklin College Switzerland.  Aleksandrs graduated cum laude from Franklin College Switzerland on May 16th 2010 with a degree in International Economics and mi... Read more »

On March 11, 2010, Latvian Chamber Board Members Juris Lazdins and Gustav Plato traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with Gerald Connolly, who represents Virginia's 11th Congressional District.  The 11th District encompasses Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Fairfax City in Northern Virginia.
Congressman Connolly is the former Chairperson of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (in that position he was responsible for a budget of $4.5 billion) and was the chairman of the Northe... Read more »

Seminar on Investment Opportunities in Latvia

The Latvian Chamber of Commerce of the Americas and the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia together with Riga City Council and Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Using the occasion of opening the Latvian Chamber of Commerce program in 2010 Invites you to attend "A seminar on the investment, cooperation and business opportunities in Latvia"

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From the Latvian Chamber of Commerce we wish you a happy holiday season and a most joyous, healthy, prosporous new year.  Let's make 2010 a year where we take care of business.  To the Chamber this means, get focused, and target the things we can do well.  In addition, to make sure that in this year each member reaches out and continues to help and aid those that are in need of the gifts and skills we have been granted.  Let's make 2010 a year of leadership and the wisdom to ... Read more »

The Latvian Chamber of Commerce in the Americas wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

About the Picture:

The author is Jennie A. Brownscombe (1850-1936).  The painting is entitled: "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (1914).  The source of the Painting is the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal http://www.lakenhal.nl/persberichtendetail.php?id=144;