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September 29- October 1,
2009 U.S. Trade
Representative Ron Kirk Participates in the 7th
Biennial U.S.- Africa Business
Summit Trade Plenary Offers Real
Solutions for Economic Growth in
Africa "Ambassador Kirk is a key
advocate for trade and development on the African
continent," said Stephen Hayes, president and CEO
of CCA. "In tough economic times, trade and
investment creates jobs both in Africa and the
United States." At the trade plenary, Ambassador
Kirk will join Deputy Chairman of the African
Union Erastus Mwencha; Ghana's
Minister of Trade and Industry Hanna Tetteh;
Tanzania's Minister of Trade Mary Nagu; and Senior
Fellow Rod Hunter of the Hudson Institute.
Panelists will provide analysis of the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the cornerstone
of U.S. trade and economic policy regarding
Africa. Panelists will also discuss the
reinvigoration of the Doha Development Round, which
carries the promise of unlocking markets for
African products and minimizing distortions in
global agricultural trade. Despite the current economic
climate, U.S. exports to Africa have increased
significantly. Mississippi has seen its
exports to Africa grow by more than 300
percent. Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Connecticut and Nevada have seen their exports to
Africa double. As United States Trade
Representative (USTR), Ambassador Kirk is a member
of President Barack Obama's Cabinet and serves as
the president's principal trade advisor. He
also serves on the Board of Directors of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation. The office
of USTR is responsible for the development,
implementation and enforcement of U.S trade
policy. This responsibility includes the
oversight of ongoing trade negotiations within
AGOA, the Doha Development Agenda and the North
American Free Trade Agreement. Ambassador
Kirk is responsible for U.S. trade policy involving
agriculture; industry; services and investments;
intellectual property; environment; labor;
development and preference
programs. For more information on and to
register for the 7th Biennial U.S. &endash; Africa
Business Summit, visit: www.africacncl.org.
All working media must be credentialed to cover the
summit. Please open the following link: 09
Summit Media Credential Form and submit media form
to:
summit@africacncl.org. TravelTalkMEDIA and The
Corporate Council on Africa Announce Strategic
Partnership Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer and host of
TravelTalkRADIO and TV recalled that "my first
interview with Stephen Hayes [President and CEO
of CCA] was back in 2002. I quickly learned
that Stephen and I both share a keen interest in
the people and culture of Africa and that we have
both worked extensively on the continent. We look
forward to getting the good word about the CCA out
to audiences worldwide. We are delighted to be
actively participating in the Council's activities,
especially the upcoming U.S. - Africa Business
Summit in DC." "We are proud to have an organization like
TravelTalkMEDIA become a member and, just as
importantly, to serve as a strategic media
partner," added CCA President and CEO Stephen
Hayes. "Working more closely together will help us
to broadcast and distribute the CCA's messages and
the goodwill of its membership on a global basis.
We look forward to the participation of
TravelTalkMEDIA in the Summit." About The Corporate Council on Africa Established in 1993, The Corporate Council on
Africa is a nonpartisan membership organization of
nearly 180 U.S. companies dedicated to
strengthening the commercial relationship between
the U.S. and Africa. CCA members represent 85
percent of total U.S. private sector investments in
Africa. The organization is dedicated to bringing
together potential business partners and to
showcasing business opportunities on the continent.
More information about CCA is available at
www.africacncl.org. About the 7th Biennial 2009 U.S. &endash; Africa
Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of
Africa. This three-day event will be held at the
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in
Washington, D.C., September 29-October 1, 2009 and
is expected to attract more than 2,000 leaders from
the private and public sectors in the U.S. and
Africa. Participants will have the opportunity to
network with key African and U.S. private sector
and government representatives and attend more than
50 industry-specific sessions and workshops on
Africa's most promising economic sectors. For more
information on and to register for the 2009 7th
Biennial 2009 U.S. &endash; Africa Business Summit,
visit www.africacncl.org. About TravelTalkMEDIA From studios based in Southern California and
remote destinations around the world, Sandy
Dhuyvetter and the TravelTalkMEDIA team produce
radio and TV programming each week featuring
informative travel news and entertaining interviews
with the leading experts in the travel and tourism
industries. Audio and video segments are broadcast
on conventional radio and TV stations in the US and
around the world. A leader in the use of new media
and social media since its inception in 2001,
TravelTalkMEDIA has been broadcasting continuously
worldwide via the Internet. Archives of recent
broadcasts are available at
www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com CONTACT: Patrick Peartree +1 760 753 1114, patrick@TravelTalkRADIO.com CONTACT: Andrea Todd, +1 202 263 538, About The Corporate Council
on Africa Established in 1993, The
Corporate Council on Africa is a nonpartisan 501
(c) (3) membership organization of nearly 180 U.S.
companies dedicated to strengthening the commercial
relationship between the U.S. and Africa. CCA
members represent nearly 85 percent of total U.S.
private sector investments in Africa. The
organization is dedicated to bringing together
potential business partners and to showcase
business opportunities on the continent. |
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Washington,
D.C. The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)
announced today that the United States Trade
Representative, Ambassador Ron Kirk, will
participate in a plenary session on trade at CCA's
7th Biennial U.S.&endash;Africa Business Summit:
Realizing the Investment Power of Africa,
Washington, D.C.