33rd Founding Anniversary

AmCham Mindanao

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

This is a commitment of long-standing, as its mission statement declares:

The Chamber exists to serve the interests of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.”

Event Details

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. - Mindanao Chapter (AmCham Mindanao) will celebrate its 33rd Founding Anniversary on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 AM via Zoom.

We have invited Mr. John Avrett, the new Economic Officer of the US Embassy in Manila to grace this event. He will share about the current administration's priorities such as climate, health, infrastructure, etc., and the US-PH economic relationship.

This webinar is FREE of charge

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Speaker

John Avrett

Economic Officer at US Embassy, Manila

John is an economic-coned Foreign Service Officer who recently arrived at U.S. Embassy Manila in July 2021. He covers trade and investment issues for the Embassy’s Economic Section.

Previously, John served as a Political Officer covering the human rights portfolio at U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. He also spent one year working as Executive Staff Assistant to Ambassador Henry Wooster and Embassy Amman’s Front Office.

From 2016-2018 he served as Vice Consul at the U.S. Consulate General in São Paulo, Brazil, where he worked as a visa officer and reported on Brazil’s burgeoning renewable energy sector.
Before the Foreign Service, John worked as an electrical engineer doing research and managing various science and technology projects for Air Force Space Command. John received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an
M.S. in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, John is happily married to an international teacher (and former Olympic synchronized swimmer) Meghan; they have a two-and-a-half-year-old son, Forest, and an eight-month-old daughter, Wynne.