Each year, the U.S. Department of Commerce presents the Presidential "E" Award and "E" Star Award for outstanding contributions to growing U.S. exports, strengthening the economy and creating American jobs; the awards are the highest U.S. government honor for superior performance in increasing or promoting exports.
This year, EWD's Sacramento Regional Center for International Trade Development (CITD) was a recipient of the President's "E" Award; Director Brooks Ohlson accepted the award for the organization in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
"We are helping our region reach overseas markets through training, finding solutions to complex export problems, providing marketing consultation and working with a large network of educational and government entities," Ohlson said.
The CITD, which operates within the Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento, serves 11 counties in northern California. The award letter highlighted CITD's impressive trade education and promotion programs that are conducted with its partners to help businesses grow in northern California.
These are the first "E" and "E" Star Awards given out since President Obama announced the National Export Initiative, which aims to double American exports and support 2 million U.S. jobs by 2015. For more information about the Centers for International Trade, go to www.citd.org.
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