TIJARA , a strategy for implementing the FTA, was developed by the FTA coordinating committee. The FTA coordinating committee consists of 24 member organizations:

• Amman Chamber of Commerce
• Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI)
• American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (JABA)
• Achievement of Market-Friendly Initiatives and Results Program (AMIR)
• Amman World Trade Center
• Business and Professional Women Amman
• Federation of Jordanian Chambers of Commerce
• Irbid Chamber of Industry
• Information Technology Association-Jordan (INTAJ)
• The Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• Jordanian Businessmen Association
• Jordan Customs Department
• Jordan Export Development & Commercial Center Corporation (JEDCO)
• Jordan Investment Board
• Jordan - U.S. Business Partnership
• Jordan Exporters Association
• Ministry of Industry and Trade

• Jordan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)

• National Federation of Business and Professional Women 
  (e-mail: bpwcamm@go.com.jo)

• Royal Court/Economic Unit
• United States Embassy- Amman, Jordan
• United States Agency for International Development
• Young Entrepreneurs Association

• Zarqa Chamber of Industry

TIJARA was created with the vision that “Jordan shall become a premier center for United States trade and investment in the Middle East, and an efficient gateway to the United States market.” * By closely examining the visions used in developing the FTA, the committee devised a plan to achieve “substantially increased levels of trade and investment between Jordan and the U.S. through the FTA, contributing to more vibrant, diversified, private sector-led growth in Jordan.”

* TIJARA Strategy Report produced by Achievement of Market-Friendly Initiatives and Results Program (AMIR).

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