PRESS INFORMATION                             CONTACT: Jagdip Ahluwalia

For Immediate Release                                (713) 624-7131

August 12, 2005                                           Almamach@aol.com                                                      

US STATE DELEGATION FROM INDIA ATTENDS LOCAL NETWORKING EVENT

(Houston, TX)  Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) hosted a networking event for visiting delegates from India. The event and dinner was sponsored by Jaspreet (Rick) Pal of Liberty Tax Service and door prizes were donated by Lufthansa. The event was held on August 11 evening at Pavani Restaurant.

The delegation is in the U.S. under a program entitled "U.S. Financial System" organized by U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The group is composed of 9 participants, including academicians, economists, government officials from the Departments of Finance and Commerce, and editors of financial and business publications. While in the U.S., the visitors will learn about the financial system and capital and future markets. They will visit several other cities before leaving for India on August 19.

The group was glad to take a break from their hectic meeting schedule to meet with the locals in a casual networking environment. The event was attended by several Houston area entrepreneurs and professionals including several from IIT Alumni Association. Sugar Land Council member Tom Abraham and his wife Sarah were also present. University of Houston - Downtown was represented by the new Dean of the Business School, Dr. Don Bates and Steve Sucher from Corporate and Foundation Relations Office.

For more information on upcoming IACCGH events, please visit their website at www.iaccgh.com.

Picture: Local professionals and business owners mingle with delegates from India at the networking event organized by IACCGH and hosted by Liberty Tax Service.