Events Archive

The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) hosted a virtual meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Libya and AmCham Libya Honorary Chairman, Richard Norland. The Ambassador exchanged views with current and prospective AmCham members regarding the evolving political process in Libya and prospects for improving the business climate for U.S. investment. Ambassador Norland underscored that the ongoing political process in Libya provided a unique opportunity for Libyan political and economic leaders to achieve these reforms and make Libya a strong and reliable partner for private sector investment. American companies expressed a strong desire to deploy their technical expertise and [...]

Jason Pack, AmCham Board Member and Libya Scholar, gave an online briefing on the subject of American policy towards Libya and possible impacts of the upcoming Presidential election. It covered American engagement in Libya under the Trump administration and touched on arguments from his recent piece for Foreign Policy, "The Israel-UAE Deal Won’t Bring Peace, but It Will Prolong the War in Libya". Jason commented on how he sees the Libyan commercial scene evolving in 2021 for American companies in the electricity, oil & gas, construction, and related sectors if oil prices remain low or the blockade continues. AmCham members [...]

AmCham Libya and the U.S. Embassy to Libya co-hosted the Libya Power Sector Roundtable. This online event brought together key decision makers from Libyan institutions, major U.S. companies active in the sector, the U.S. State Department and USAID, which is currently working on electricity sector reform in Libya. Panelists included Joshua Harris, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy to Libya, Weam Elabdeli, Chairman at GECOL, Dr. Abdussalam Elansari, Deputy Chairman at GECOL, Dr. Mohamed Elhadi Mashena, Advisor for Energy Affairs at GNA, Mamoun Saad, Country Manager for Libya at Bechtel, Raouf Ben Ltaifa, Deputy General Manager for Libya [...]

This briefing focussed on Daniel's current high priority issues, including the situation regarding Letters of Credit, the oil shutdown, and the ongoing conflict in Libya.

AmCham Libya attended the Prosper Africa Conference organized by the U.S. Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia.

The event supported a central theme of the Dialogue: promoting increased trade and investment in Libya, especially in the energy sector.

The 2-day event focussed on current developments in the five Maghreb countries.

The AmCham Director and Deputy Director attended the Independence Day Celebration.

A day of events organized by the U.S. Chamber, for the North Africa AmChams.

The U.S. Embassy Libya External Office co-hosted a screening of the upcoming BBC documentary.

The U.S. Embassy in Libya’s External Office and the LLIDF co-hosted a commercial roundtable.