Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Meeting

On May 9, AmCham in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy, launched the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Working Group. U.S. Ambassador H.E. Julieta Valls Noyes gave opening remarks and commended AmCham’s willingness to cooperate on such an important issue involving security. Guest Speaker at the event was Joseph Benyam, OSAC European Program Officer, who discussed the merits of the public/private partnership that the OSAC Zagreb Country Council will provide.

OSAC was created in 1985 to promote security cooperation between the American private sector and the U.S. government. Nowadays, it is a joint venture with diverse constituency of nearly 12.000 representatives of 4.000 U.S. based organizations, educational institutions, religious groups and non-governmental organizations. There are over 140 OSAC Country Councils worldwide. It represents a network for sharing security information all across the world. Security plays a crucial role in ensuring stable and growing economy, especially nowadays with increased possibility of terrorist threats.

OSAC Strategic Objectives aim to:
• Establish continuing liaison between the U.S. government and the private sector
• Provide regular and timely interchange of information in the overseas security environment
• Recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security, innovation, planning and implementation of security programs
• Identify methods to mitigate risk to American private sector interests worldwide

AmCham Croatia members are encouraged to join the OSAC network to receive security information, not only in the country but also in other places of interest to their business ventures. For more information visit www.OSAC.gov