Washington, DC
February 12, 2008

A major Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) business delegation of 65 Indian companies from a wide range of sectors including Agri and Food Processing, Automotive Components, Engineering Goods/Instrumentation, Chemicals/Fertilizers, Electrical Goods, Bio-Technology, Pharmaceuticals/Medical Equipment, Logistics, Water Treatment/Waste Management, Plastics, IT/Consultancy, Wood Products, Textiles/Gift Items/Ethnic Items/Leather, Aluminium, Financial Services and Consultancy/Trade Advisory Services will be visiting Chicago from February 20-21, 2008 in connection with an Indo-US SME Summit being organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in collaboration with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the US-India Business Council, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Illinois Department of Economic Development and . Details of the Indian companies can be obtained from the following weblink:

http://www.ficci.com/events/events-ahead/feb08/feb08-us.htm

2. The Indian company representatives would be available for matchmaking meetings on February 21. Interested US companies are requested to contact Mr. Umesh Kumar, Second Secretary (Commerce), Embassy of India, Washington, DC 2008, Tel. No. 202-9399834, Fax No. 202-7974693, E-Mail or Ms. Puneeta Priyadarshini, Director, FICCI, Tel. No. 202-7767181 (O), Fax No. 202-3318703, Mobile No. 202-9573001, E-Mail