EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.:

The Coalition for Employment Through Exports (CEE) is the leading trade association on issues relating to the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), which supports the financing of U.S. goods and services exports. CEE actively advocates for the reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank to ensure that the agency can continue its important mission to finance U.S. exports to the global marketplace by providing loan guarantees and export credit insurance.

In 2011, the current charter of Ex-Im Bank will expire and CEE is already working on ensuring the Bank is reauthorized. CEE will be working with other trade associations and the business community to ensure Ex-Im Bank maintains its ability to provide export financing to American companies - large and small. As the process moves forward, please watch this spot for updates on the various issues.

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SUPPLIER STUDY - The Invisible Exporter:

In 2006, the Coalition for Employment Through Exports (CEE) developed the Supplier Study, a large-scale project aimed at identifying the many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the domestic supply chains of its member companies. The study confirmed that market-opening policies help both large and small businesses to grow, which is critical for overall U.S. economic growth and job creation.

Additional study findings included the following:

• More than 30,000 small- and medium-sized companies are "invisible" exporters of goods and services as suppliers to just six large U.S. companies who export their goods and services around the world.
• While the "exporter of record" may be a large company, thousands of small- and medium-sized companies are necessary to provide services or manufactured parts to assemble and build products for export by larger companies.

CEE, in collaboration with the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), will release the second report in the Supplier Study series this year.

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TRADE AGENCIES:

As an association focused on export finance and promotion, the Coalition for Employment Through Exports (CEE) works closely with a number of U.S. government agencies with jurisdiction over trader-related activities, including:

• International Trade Administration
• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• U.S. Export-Import Bank
• U.S. Trade and Development Agency

CEE conducts regular outreach to all of these agencies to advocate for policies that advance the goal of increasing U.S. goods and services exports to markets around the world.

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EXPORT CONTROLS:

The Coalition for Employment Through Exports (CEE) is one of the leading advocates of export control reform. CEE believes that the current U.S. export control system must be modernized to enhance national security and U.S. competitiveness. As part of the association's leadership on this issue, CEE participates in the U.S. business community's broad-based Coalition for Security and Competitiveness and the Export Control Practitioners Group. CEE also conducts outreach to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to provide feedback on and information related to export control regulations.

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MULTILATERALS:

Given the global scope of the advocacy work the Council for Employment Through Exports (CEE) engages in on behalf of its member companies, the association maintains strong relations with multilateral organizations that promote trade and export growth. These organizations include the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC). In addition to maintaining regular contact with policymakers at these organizations, CEE participates in and provides input on behalf of the U.S. business community during multilateral meetings.

CEE also serves as the U.S. business representative at the OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG), which provides policy and procedure guidelines to its members' Export Credit Agencies (ECAs). In its role as the U.S. business representative, CEE provides feedback, white papers, and research from the perspective of American companies. Additionally, CEE tracks the work of ECAs across the globe, including China, Brazil, and India.

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OTHER ISSUES:

CEE is often asked by its members to work on issues or projects that are not captured in the list above. These include, but are not limited to, Iran Sanctions, the National Export Initiative, the nuclear loan guarantee program at the Department of Energy, EPA's Methane to Markets program, and Visa policies.

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