US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Thursday expressed his contentment with the successful participation of Greek companies in the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit, held on June 10-12 in Washington, D.C, ANA reports. Pyatt led a delegation of 28 representatives sent by 15 Greek companies firms in the biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, agro-food, digital technology, and consulting services sectors to the highest-level investment promotion event in the United States, connecting international companies with U.S. economic development organisations to explore business investment opportunities.  Past SelectUSA participants from Greece have announced investment projects budgeted at 7.8 million US dollars. SelectUSA’s mission is to facilitate job-creating business investment into the United States and raise awareness of the critical role that foreign direct investment plays in the U.S. economy. The United States is the top destination for foreign direct investment in the world, with total stock at more than 4.0 trillion US dollars at the end of 2017. SelectUSA helps U.S. economic development organisations and companies of all sizes find relevant information, make critical connections, and successfully navigate the path to business investment. Past Investment Summit participants have announced 103.6 billion US dollars in new investment projects within five years of attending an Investment Summit, creating more than 167,000 U.S. jobs.  Learn more about the SelectUSA Investment Summit at www.selectusasummit.us. For more on the programme, visit selectusa.gov. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Rennett Stowe Let's block ads! (Why?)