PRESIDENT: Philip Bartenetti

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Letizia Miccoli

Founded in 1987, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and foster all economic and trade relations between Italy and the West Coast of the United States.

Our first priority is to provide our fellow partners and the community at large with a broad range of essential services, counseling/advisory activities, and assistance of an economic or commercial nature, as well as disseminate information to the general public with regards to our activities.

Thanks to a long-standing and close collaboration with several key organizations – in particular with the US Department of Commerce as well as the other chambers of commerce (local and Italian) and other associations in diverse sectors,
the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West is in a position to provide the vital services which fulfill the needs and demands of its own members while enabling businesses and individuals alike to access the information that they’re looking for and take advantage of all business opportunities existing between Italy and the United States.

La organizes numerous events as well (among these conferences, seminars, lunch meetings) with high-profile attendees hailing from the entrepreneurial, political, institutional, diplomatic, and cultural domains – the goal being to foster communication among its own members, in hopes of finding common ground, social and business opportunities.

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West is a member of Assocamerestero, the world association of Italian bi-national chambers, and is affiliated with the EABA (European American Business Association). Moreover, the IACCW collaborates with several key organizations – in particular with the US Department of Commerce – as well as other Chambers of Commerce, local and Italian.

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West also is the representative office for the Western United State of Fiera Milano, one of the most important Exhibition centers in Europe. Among the services provided are: Trade Shows information, exhibition promotions and organization of buyers' delegation to several shows.