theCS network is now able to offer U.S. businesses a broader array of information and support services in the emerging markets of today 2010-2016 From 2010 to 2016, the Commercial Service's assistance to U.S. businesses played a significant role in achieving over $300 billion in U.S. exports and over $23 billion in inward foreign direct investment supporting an estimated 1.7 million American jobs. 2018 The Gold Key Service is modernized to help U.S. exporters find marketing partners more efficiently, leading to more accurate matches, faster fullfilment times and reduced costs for the agency. Gold Key Matching Service The Gold Key Matching Service is a fee-based service available to U.S.-based companies to introduce U.S.-made products to potential agents, distributors, sales representatives, association and government contacts, licensing or joint venture partners, end-users and other strategic business partners in the U.S. company's targeted export market. Typically the U.S. company makes application through their local CS office, which then works with one or more CS offices located in U.S. embassies or consulates outside the United States. With the service, a US based trade specialist, a foreign based commercial officer and commercial specialist will research potential business partners, select the most promising according to such factors as matching product lines, reputation and country coverage, provide the U.S. company's representative with an appointment schedule of one or more days of one-on-one meetings in the foreign country, and accompany the U.S. representative to the meetings. See also Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Doha Round Generalized System of Preferences International Trade Administration International Trade Commission Office of the United States Trade Representative World Trade Organization References External links U.S. Commercial Service homepage Government agencies established in 1927 Commercial Service Commercial Service 1927 establishments in the United States 1980 establishments in the United States United States