History
The AUCC came about through the efforts of a small working group--consisting of NUKEM, Inc., White & Case, and Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combine--formed during the summer of 1993. The level of interest in such an organization quickly grew, and by September 1993, the AUCC was formally established by over a dozen founding members. Today, our membership numbers over sixty, and is growing steadily.

Partners
The AUCC works closely with the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., Uzbek Government officials from the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, various representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, as well as non-governmental organizations. The AUCC also works with other business councils and organizations involved in Central Asia as well as other regions of the Newly Independent States to collect, analyze, and quickly disseminate information to its members, to keep them apprised of changing developments.

Achievements

• Worked successfully to help bring about the historic meeting between President Clinton and President Karimov in June 1996.
  
• Contributed to the early signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement between the United States and Uzbekistan.
  
• Inaugurated a series of regular conferences with the May 25-26, 1997 AUCC Tashkent meeting
  
• In May 1997, assisted with bringing the first U.S. Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan since U.S.-Uzbek bilateral diplomatic relations were established in 1991.
  
• Introduced a series of monthly program events, featuring prominent American and Uzbek government officials, business executives and non-profit sector leaders.