AHK RGIT-USA
Representative of German Industry and Trade
RGIT is the Washington, DC liaison office of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
German Business Matters
U.S. subsidiaries of German-owned firms play a vital role in the U.S. economy. German companies in the United States employ over 620,000 people.
Washington News
RGIT's weekly German-language Newsletter „Washington News“ reports current political, economic and legal developments in Washington, D.C., and the United States. More...
Upcoming Events
Save the Date: Town Hall Discussions on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Opportunities for Alabama
In June 2013, the European Union and the United States announced their intention to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership... [more]
RGIT News
Business opportunities – World Bank invests in urban development
14 participants from Germany and Austria participated in a joint fact finding mission to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)... more
“Buy America” Legislation in New Jersey
At the end of December 2014, the New Jersey legislature approved a “Buy America” (A.3059/S.1811) bill, which would require all state government and... more
German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt visits RGIT
On December 11th German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt visited RGIT together with a delegation of members from the German... more
GABO: German Companies Grow with Rising Demand
98 percent of German subsidiaries are expecting revenue growth for their businesses in 2015. In the wake of recent large scale acquisitions by large... more
CSU delegation meets with representatives of U.S. industry
On October 28 RGIT greeted a delegation of members of the German Bundestag party CSU (Christian Social Union). The delegation included former federal... more
Washington News
- Deutsche Firmen wachsen dank steigender Nachfrage
- Umsetzung der Einwanderungsreform
- Geringere Hypothekenanzahlungen
- TPP und Agrarbereich
- Weniger Konsumentenkredite
- Neue Energiesparrichtlinie für Waschmaschinen
- Firmeninformationsreise zur Weltbank: Urban Development
German American Trade Magazine
German Business Matters
U.S. subsidiaries of German-owned firms play a vital role in the U.S. economy, with competitive German businesses contributing to the economic health and prosperity of the American economy. These subsidiaries create jobs for American workers.
German companies employ 581,000 American workers, German businesses accounted for 10% of the 5.6 million insourced jobs in the United States in 2011.
Who we are
The Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) is the Washington, DC liaison office of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK). President is Dr. Thomas Zielke. RGIT’s mission is to foster free trade and a welcoming business environment on both sides of the Atlantic to achieve sustainable growth, jobs and innovation for companies involved in German-American economic relations.
