CEE is a not for profit association that operates as an educational and advocacy organization on legislative and regulatory matters affecting U.S. government export finance and assistance programs: the Export Import Bank, OPIC, the Trade and Development Agency and the Commerce Department export promotion programs. We address any legislative or regulatory issue that may affect the ability of U.S. exporters to utilize these programs, thus we are active on: appropriations as well as trade sanctions and multilateral policies that may limit these agencies.

CEE leads industry-wide working groups on Export Control Policy, U.S. Visa policies, and Dual-Use export financing. These working groups are composed of representatives from both the corporate and non-profit world. By reaching into a wide range of organizations, we ensure that our work is effective and able to produce concrete results. CEE also represents US Business interests at the OECD in Paris.

Our activities are all oriented toward strengthening our members’ ability to compete successfully in world markets through improving federal programs for export finance, project development and insurance and export promotion/advocacy. We carry out this mission through up-to-the-minute information for our members on legislation and regulations, development and implementation of advocacy strategies to protect our members' interests, testimony to Congressional committees and federal agencies and intensive engagement with Congressional staff and federal agency officials, and research for individual members.