The delegation will travel first to Copenhagen, where U.S. Ambassador Dick Swett, a former Congressman from New Hampshire, will help arrange meetings with a number of Danish government and business leaders. It will then travel to various German locations, including Hanover, where delegations will participate in the Communication Electronic Business Information Technology trade fair, the world largest information technology trade fair. Germany is New Hampshire's fourth-largest trade partner. Leading U.S. exports to Germany include information technology and software, computers and peripherals, franchising, telecommunication services and equipment, computer services, electronic components, e-commerce and electronic information services, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, plastic instrumentation and automotive parts and services. German citizens also play an important role in New Hampshire's tourism economy, and part of the trade mission will focus on bringing more visitors to New Hampshire.
International visitors stay longer and spend more during their trips to New Hampshire.
The United States is Denmark's largest trading partner outside the European Union, and is considered to be an excellent distribution point for Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the Baltic states. Its leading trade sectors include computer software, computers and peripherals, pollution control equipment, telecommunications equipment and services, electrical power systems, oil and gas field machinery, medical equipment, automotive parts and service equipment, and travel and tourism services. The New Hampshire Office of International Commerce and the International Trade Resource Center are organizing the trade mission, in cooperation with the New Hampshire International Trade Association, the Software Association of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire High Technology Council, Copenhagen Capacity, the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. embassies in Germany and Denmark. The International Trade Resource Center in Portsmouth will host an informational session on the trade mission and business opportunities in Germany and Denmark on Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Space on the trade mission is limited. The registration deadline is Dec. 5.