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Welcome to the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy, with offices in Yaounde and Douala.
The section’s primary mission is to increase two-way trade and investment and improve business relationships between the United States and Cameroon.
We offer a wide range of services (International Company Profile, International Partner Search, Gold Key Service, International Buyers Program and so on) to American businesses wishing to engage or expand their operations in Cameroon, the largest economy in the Central African market. They are designed to facilitate productive meetings with prospective business partners.
We also work with Cameroonian businesses seeking to purchase the highest quality American products, or planning to export to the United States. Whether you are a multibillion dollar enterprise or a small start-up company, we encourage you to take advantage of the first-class service we provide to all of our customers.
Getting Started Doing Business in Cameroon
The U.S. Embassy Yaounde is committed to supporting U.S. companies to start exporting or grow their exports to Cameroon. In this section, you’ll find a quick description of Cameroon as an export market and some suggestions for getting started.
Getting Started with U.S. Commercial Service
The U.S. Commercial Service (CS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade. Companies can find assistance locally in more than 100 U.S. Commercial Service offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.
Getting Started with the Department of Agriculture
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. In addition to its Washington, D.C. staff, FAS has a global network of 98 offices covering 177 countries. These offices are staffed by agricultural attachés and locally hired agricultural experts who are the eyes, ears, and voice for U.S. agriculture around the world. FAS staff identify problems, provide practical solutions, and work to advance opportunities for U.S. agriculture and support U.S. foreign policy around the globe.
The U.S. Department of State’s Investment Climate Statements provide country-specific information on the business climates of more than 170 countries and economies. They are prepared by economic officers stationed in embassies and posts around the world and analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses of all sizes.
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
In 1985, the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), a joint venture between the Department of State and the U.S. private sector, created by then Secretary of State George P. Shultz under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to interact on overseas security problems of mutual concern. Objectives of this joint venture are: to establish a continuing liaison between security officials in both the private and public sector; to provide for regular exchanges of information concerning developments in the overseas security environment; recommend methods for planning and implementation of security programs abroad; and recommend methods to mitigate risks to American private sector interests worldwide. These objectives remain in the current OSAC Charter.
Since its inception, SelectUSA has facilitated more than $78 billion in investment, creating and/or retaining over 95,000 U.S. jobs. In fiscal year 2019 alone, SelectUSA facilitated more than $18.5 billion in investment. We work with the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and entities across government to facilitate job-creating business investment into the United States and raise awareness of the critical role that economic development plays in the U.S. economy.
Embassy Phone: +237 22220 1500
Embassy Fax: +237 22220 1503
Commercial Specialists
Christopher Ekom
Commercial Specialist Yaounde
222-20-15-00 ext 4382
yaoundepolecon@state.gov
Commercial Specialist Douala
233-42-53-31
yaoundepolecon@state.gov
Christina Hardaway
Deputy Chief of Political and Economic Affairs
HardawayCED@state.gov
Please call: (237) 22251-4000 / (237) 22220-1500
Outside of Office Hours, contact: (237) 22251-4000 / (237) 22220-1500
Outside of Cameroon: (237) 22251-4000 / (237) 22220-1500
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