About the German American Chamber of Commerce Inc., Office for the Western United States

The German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.(GACC), Office for the Western United States, located in San Francisco in direct proximity to Silicon Valley, acts as a link between German and American companies and organizations. Due to its strategic location, the GACC focuses primarily on progressive industries such as renewable energies, biotechnology, nanotechnology, semiconductors and information technology. The GACC is the first point of contact for German companies interested in doing business in the U.S., particularly on the West Coast, providing assistance through a variety of services. The Chamber also organizes business events and political delegations designed to connect German decision-makers with their U.S. counterparts. The GACC’s goal is to bring German and American companies together, and thus, foster, strengthen and advance bilateral trade between Germany and the U.S.
 
The German-American Chamber of Commerce Inc., New York (GACC New York) opened a branch office in San Francisco, California in 2004. The GACC Office for the Western United States is responsible for the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

The branch office, a joint office with the Germany Trade and Invest GmbH (www.gtai.com), belongs to the German Chamber Network (AHK) and is the only German Chamber Office on the United States West Coast officially recognized by the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and the Ministry for Economics and Technology (BMWi).

Under the AHK USA umbrella the German American Chambers of Commerce jointly market their services in the USA. With chambers in Atlanta, Chicago and New York and branch offices in Houston, Philadelphia and San Francisco we are able to provide our services to members and clients nationwide.

At 120 locations in 80 countries around the world, the members of the German Chamber Network (AHKs) offer their experience, connections and services to German and foreign companies. AHKs are located in all countries which are of special interest for German companies. The German Chamber Network is partially sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology based on a decision by the German Parliament.

AHKs are closely connected to the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) in Germany. Together, they support German companies with building up and extending their business relations to foreign countries.
The umbrella organization of the IHKs is the German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), which also coordinates and supports the AHKs. Furthermore, the cooperation with various German trade associations strengthens the link from AHKs to business and markets.