A delegation from the U.S Department of Commerce, headed by the new American Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, will visit Algeria in the coming days.

• This is the first American official visit to Algeria in the era of the U.S president Barrack Obama, which will determine a program of economic and trade partnership between Algeria and USA.
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• The U.S Commerce Secretary will be accompanied by a senior American businessmen interested in investing in many sector such as oil, gas, pharmaceuticals, water resources and others.
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• The U.S official is expected to have political discussions with his Algerian counterparts. Algerian PM and President are expected to receive him as well.
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• Bilateral meetings will also be held between representatives of the American and Algerian companies, as well as working sessions by the U.S delegation along with Ministers of the various sectors like foreign ministry, Industry, Investment promotion, Water resources, Transportation, Housing, Health, Energy and Mines, Vocational Training, Food industries, renewable energies and fuels.