# Notice of Amendment for Certain Fall 2021 Scheduled Trade Missions
**AGENCY:**
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is announcing amended dates and deadlines for submitting applications for several upcoming trade missions that were previously announced and published in the *Federal Register* :
• Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, with an optional stop in Argentina, scheduled for March 1-5, and 8, 2021, postponed to March 30-April 8, 2022.
• Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to India, scheduled for November 8-12, 2021, postponed to May 2-5, 2022.
• Digital Transformation Business Development Mission to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, scheduled from October 24-28, 2021, postponed to January 23-27, 2022. The optional UAE stop was also removed from the mission schedule.
• Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in conjunction with the Trade Americas—Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference, scheduled from October 24-28, 2021, postponed to October 23-28, 2022.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Amendments to Revise Trade Mission Dates, and Deadline for Submitting Applications for Certain Fall 2021 Trade Missions.
**Background**
**Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, with an Optional Stop in Argentina**
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 7705 (February 1, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, with an optional stop in Argentina, which have been modified from October 18-22, and 25, 2021, to March 30-April 8, 2022. The Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety, and welfare of the participants. The new deadline for applications has been extended to Friday, November 12, 2021. Applications may be accepted after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule is updated as follows:
**Proposed Timetable**
*** Note:**
The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of host government and business officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.
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| Thursday, March 30, 2022 (Optional) | • (Morning) Trade Mission Participants Arrive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Friday, April 1, 2022 (Optional) | • One-on-One business matchmaking appointments (GKS day). |
| Saturday, April 2, 2022 (Optional) | • Free time for Argentina optional stop participants or travel day to Peru. |
| Sunday, April 3, 2022 | • Trade Mission Participants Arrive in Lima, Peru. |
| Monday, April 4, 2022 | • Welcome and Country Briefing (Peru). |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | • Travel to Santiago, Chile. |
| Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | • One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. |
| Thursday, April 7, 2022 | • (Morning) Travel to Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Friday, April 8, 2022 | • (Morning) Business matchmaking. |
The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice published at 85 FR 12259 (March 10, 2020). The applicants selected will be notified as soon as possible.
**Contacts**
Paul Matino, Senior International Trade Specialist, Baltimore, MD—USEAC, 410-962-4539, *[email protected]* .
Gemal Brangman, Director, Trade Events Task Force, Washington, DC, 202-482-3773, *[email protected]* .
**Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to India**
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 7705 (February 1, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to India, which have been modified from November 8-12, 2021, to May 23-27, 2022. The Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety, and welfare of the participants. The new deadline for applications has been extended to August 5, 2021. Applications may be accepted after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule is updated as follows:
**Proposed Timetable**
*** Note:**
The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of host government and business officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.
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| Sunday, May 22, 2022 | • Trade Mission Participants Arrive in New Delhi. |
| Monday, May 23, 2022 | • Welcome and Country Briefing. |
| Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | • Breakfast roundtable with Indian industry groups and associations (TBC). |
| Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | • Welcome Briefing, Mumbai and Maharashtra State. |
| Thursday, May 26, 2022 | • Breakfast roundtable with Indian industry groups and associations (TBC). |
| Friday, May 27, 2022 | • OPTIONAL STOP—Bangalore or Hyderabad. |
The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice published at 85 FR 12259 (March 10, 2020). The applicants selected will be notified as soon as possible.
**Contacts**
Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, Los Angeles, CA, 310-597-8218, *[email protected]* .
Gemal Brangman, Director, Trade Events Task Force, Washington, DC, 202-482-3773, *[email protected]* .
**Digital Transformation Business Development Mission to the Gulf Cooperation Council Region**
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 21697 (April 23, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned GCC Digital Transformation Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, which have been modified from October 24-28, 2021 to January 23-27, 2022. The Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety, and welfare of the participants. In an effort to provide U.S. companies with revised mission dates that work for the majority of the stops, the optional UAE stop that was originally offered was dropped from the revised mission schedule due to limited resources and prior commitments made in the UAE that conflict with the revised dates. The new deadline for applications has been extended to Thursday, September 30, 2021. Applications may be accepted after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule is updated as follows:
**Proposed Timetable**
*** Note:**
The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of host government and business officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.
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| Saturday, January 22 | • Travel to Riyad, Saudi Arabia. |
| Sunday, January 23 | • Welcome and Saudi Arabia Country Briefing. |
| Monday, January 24 | • One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. |
| Tuesday, January 25 | • Travel to Kuwait City, Kuwait. |
| Wednesday, January 26 | • One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. |
| Thursday, January 27 | • One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. |
The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a comparative basis in accordance with the Notice published at 86 FR 21697 (April 23, 2021). The applicants selected will be notified as soon as possible.
**Contacts**
Ludwika Alvarez, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, San Francisco, CA, Tel: 415-517-0265, *[email protected]*
Tatyana Aguirre, Commercial Consul, U.S. Consulate Dhahran, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mobile: +1949 557 7664, *[email protected]*
Office of Middle East, Drew Pederson, Desk Officer for Kuwait, Oman, and the UAE, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Tel: 202-569-7479, *[email protected]*
Office of Middle East, Naomi Weigler, Desk Officer for Saudi Arabia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, *[email protected]*
**Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in Conjunction With the Trade Americas-Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference**
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is amending the Notice published at 85 FR 29928 (May 19, 2020), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in conjunction with the Trade Americas—Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference, which have been modified from November 15-20, 2020, to October 24-28, 2021. The Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety and welfare of the participants. The new deadline for applications has been extended to July 15, 2022. Applications may be accepted after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule is updated as follows:
**Proposed Timetable**
*** Note:**
The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of host government and business officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.
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| --- | --- |
| Saturday, October 22, 2022 | • Travel Day/Arrival in Miami, FL. |
| Sunday, October 23, 2022 | • Miami, FL. Afternoon: Registration, Briefing and U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations. Evening: Networking Reception. |
| Monday, October 24, 2022 | • Miami, FL. Morning: Registration and Trade Americas—U.S.-Caribbean Business Conference. Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations. Evening: Networking Reception. |
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| Tuesday-Thursday, October 25-28, 2021 | • Travel day or Business-to-Business Meetings in: Option (A) Dominican Republic. Option (B) Barbados. Option (C) Guyana. Option (D) Jamaica. Option (E) Suriname. Option (F) The Bahamas. Option (H) Trinidad & Tobago (I) Haiti. |
The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice published at 84 FR 68393 (December 16, 2019). The applicants selected will be notified as soon as possible.
**Contacts**
**U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact Information**
Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service—Los Angeles (West), CA, *[email protected],* Tel: 310-597-8218
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. Commercial Service—Wheeling, WV, *[email protected],* Tel: 304-243-5493
Gemal Brangman,
Senior Advisor, Trade Missions, ITA Events Management Task Force.