Why you want to join:
Since its inception in 1995, the United States - Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) has been a vital resource for American companies seeking to establish long-term business ties with Azerbaijan. Its deep membership pool consists of a diverse group of businesses from all sectors of the economy, including Fortune 500 companies.
.... The USACC was a key driving force behind two of the world’s most strategic and ambitious regional energy projects, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum gas pipeline, both of which are operational today.
.... The USACC organizes an impressive annual schedule of trade missions and conferences, and arranges business meetings where key government and business leaders from both countries can meet, share ideas and forge partnerships.
Members of the USACC enjoy high level access to key contacts and are invited to a host of invitation-only events in both countries each year.... flagship annual publications, the USACC Investment Guide to Azerbaijan and the USACC Business Directory.
http://www.usacc.org/...
Besides, there's the entity's interesting leadership:
On the Honorary Council of Advisors:
James Baker III
Zbigniew Brzezinski (Advisor to Barack Obama)
Henry Kissinger
Brent Scowcroft
John Sununu (R-NH)
James Baker III's son, James A. Baker IV, serves as Co-Chairman of the Board.
Americans and members of energy companies serving on the Board of Directors:
Scott Blacklin, Vice President, Cisco Systems
Betty Blair, Editor, Azerbaijan International
Charles Koontz, Senior Vice President, SAIC
Robert Livingston, President, Livingston Group
Albert Marchetti, Vice President, Hess Corporation
Greg Saunders, Director, International Affairs, BP
Diana Sedney, Manager, International Government Relations for Chevron
Michael White, Azerbaijan Country Manager, ExxonMobil International Limited
Gregory K. Williams, Strategic Security Manager, Coca Cola
Both Dick Cheney and Richard Armitage have served on the Advisory Council and the Board of Directors.
Americans currently serving on the Board of Trustees:
Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Sam Brownback (R-KS), US Senator
Frank Henke, Chairman, American Bank & Trust Company
Richard Moncrief, Chairman, Moncrief Oil International
Richard Perle, American Enterprize Institute, former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Frank Verrastro, Director and Senior Fellow in the CSIS Energy Program
http://www.usacc.org/...
Um, did I mention that the very vital natural gas pipeline that runs through Georgia runs from Azerbaijan?
Did I mention that the corporate members of the USACC include:
BP (British Petroleum), Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy Corporation, ExxonMobil, Hess Corporation (Exploration and Production, Marketing and Refining), The Livingston Group LLC, Middle East Petrol Farm, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)...
Not to mention Halliburton Company.