2014 COTTON USA Special Trade Mission from Indonesia

Cotton Council International will hold 2014 COTTON USA Special Trade Mission from Indonesia from May 10 -17, 2014. There will be 16 textile executives participating, along with 2 interpreters, and 2 staff members for a total of 20 people.

Please click on the links below for the itinerary and full participant list. Please contact ACSA at 901-525-2272 or Laura Skiller at lskillern@acsa-cotton.org with your plans to attend.

2014 COTTON USA Special Trade Mission from Indonesia – Itinerary

2014 COTTON USA Special Trade Mission from Indonesia -List of Participants

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