Swaraj, Biden, Kerry to address USIBC on its 40th anniversary

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj along with US Vice President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State John Kerry will address the 40th annual leadership summit of US-India Business Council here next week, the apex bilateral trade advocacy body announced today.
The three top leaders from the two countries will address corporate leaders from India and the US on September 21, on the eve of the maiden India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
"It's a privilege for USIBC to host government and business leaders from both countries on the eve of the US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue and on the occasion of the council's 40th anniversary," said USIBC chairman and Mastercard CEO and president Ajay Banga.

"The founding principle of the council four decades ago -- which grew out of the vision of then US secretary of state Henry Kissinger -- remains even more true today: the world's largest democracies share a love of freedom and an entrepreneurial spirit that -- if nurtured -- can help realize the full potential of India-US relations," Banga said.
"The US business relationship with India is one of the most valuable in the world, and we have seen great progress over the last 40 years," said USIBC president Mukesh Aghi.
Aghi said that this level of bilateral engagement and commitment to furthering trust and cooperation has been one of USIBC's hallmarks for the past four decades and will be for decades more to come.

The government-to-government dialogue at this year's summit will also include US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal.
During its annual gala USIBC will honour Indra Nooyi, CEO and chairman of PepsiCo, and Shobhana Bhartia, chairperson and Editorial Director of the Hindustan Times Group, for their commitment towards building a more inclusive global economy.