In this paper the concept of ‘political congeniality’ is concenved broader in scope than the conventional ‘political risk’ factor in international business. The impact of ‘political congeniality’ factor on overseas importers’ evaluations of the U.S. exporters' business practices was empirically evaluated. For this purpose, a comparison was made between the Spanish and Greek importers' perceptions, experiences and evaluations of the U.S. exporters' business practices. Research findings indicated some significant different between the two groups of importers, but the basic hypothesis of the study was supported only to a limited extent.