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Lviv California Chamber of Commerce

Building the bridges between the regions

Start of Sister State relations between Lviv and California 

   • On January 18, 2024, by Resolution SCR 96 of the California State Senate, approved by the California State Assembly on April 25, 2024, a decision was adopted to invite Lviv Oblast to establish a sister-region relationship with the State of California in order to foster cooperation in the areas of economy, science, education, and culture.

   • The initiation of these new partnership relations was made possible through the joint efforts of the team of the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA, GCU in San Francisco, NGO “Synergy for Ukraine’s Recovery,” NGO “Hromada,” the Ukrainian community in the USA, in particular Dr. Gregory Shapirshtein and California State Senator Bill Dodd, as well as the team of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.

   • In response to California’s initiative, the Lviv Regional Council, by Decision No. 580 dated June 28, 2024, approved the establishment of sister-region relations between the regions.

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​Establishment of Lviv California Chamber of Commerce

   • The decisions of the California State Senate and the Lviv Regional Council attracted significant attention from the Lviv business community and the public in the Lviv region. In response, active community members established the Non-Governmental Organization "Lviv-California Chamber of Commerce."

   • The Chamber's purpose is to unite professionals, entrepreneurs, private businesses, academia, institutions, and organizations to promote economic, scientific, and business cooperation between Lviv Oblast and the State of California, facilitate expertise exchange, educational initiatives, and develop international private-law business relations and contracts.

   • The Chamber’s activities include fostering cooperation in business, science, and education by developing partnerships, joint projects, knowledge exchange, events, and educational programs, as well as supporting student, academic, and professional exchanges.

   • Additionally, the Chamber aims to promote international business contacts, modern technologies, energy, extraction, and environmental projects, ensuring alignment with global business standards and sustainable development.

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Purpose and Mission LCCC

  • A Platform for Decades: A Tool for interaction between businesses in California and Lviv Region. A “Window” for cooperation requests.

  • A Bridge Between Markets: Searching for Partners, Investors, and Client.

  • Joint Projects and Startups: Facilitation of the establishment of Joint Ventures and R&D Centers. 

  • Educational Synergy: Program exchanges, University collaboration.    

  • Technological Partnership: Joint development and Innovation.

  • Global Expansion: Facilitation of market entry, business and real estate acquisitions.

  • Promotion of Ukraine and Lviv Region: Understanding the business environment, cultural exchange, enhancing the reputation of Lviv region as a reliable partner for trade, investment, and cooperation, and attracting investment in the reconstruction of Ukraine, including through Lviv.

  • Strategic development: Exchange of Visions and Incorporation of Best Business Practices. Improvement of the Business Environment and Access to One of the Largest Markets.

  • Innovative Technologies, IT & AI

  • Scientific Research & Technological Development (R&D)

  • Education and Science

  • Sustainable Agriculture & AgriTech

  • Food Industry & Processing Technologies

  • Hospitality, Restaurant, Catering (HoReCa) & Tourism

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  • Rare-earth metals & mining

  • Manufacturing

  • Rebuilding Ukraine

  • Real Estate Development & Urban Planning

  • Logistics

  • Alternative energy

  • Sustainable technologies & business practices

Priority Industries and Areas of Cooperation

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Official Partnership between LCCC and Lviv Regional Administration

  • On May 26, 2025, the Lviv-California Chamber of Commerce initiated an official strategic partnership with Lviv Region by signing a Memorandum of Cooperation. (Link to the official document)

  • This Memorandum consolidates the efforts of the parties aimed at enhancing economic, scientific, and business cooperation, undertaking strategic initiatives, advisory actions, partnerships, synergies, and reconstruction. It also shall serve as a practical implementation of the provisions of California State Senate Resolution SCR 96 of January 18, 2024, and Lviv Regional Council Decision No. 580 of June 28, 2024, which launched the sister-region relationship between the regions.

  • Lviv-California Chamber of Commerce will act as a partner of the Lviv Regional Administration in implementing cooperation initiatives. Within this partnership, LCCC will coordinate efforts to establish contacts with municipalities, chambers of commerce, investment funds, and academic and research institutions in California. It also will organize events, business forums, presentations of Lviv region potential, bilateral meetings, and delegation visits to foster practical interaction between the parties.

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