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21st AGOA Forum
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AGOA Advocacy Day
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The AGOA Civil Society Organization Network and partners organized AGOA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill on July 23rd, 2024. The event was co-sponsored by The Honorable Jonathan Jackson, United States Representative, 1st District of Illinois (D), and The Honorable Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, United States Representative, 20th District of Florida ( D).
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| AGOA Advocacy Day led up to the 21st U.S.- Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum), and civil society convened to join the conversation
and continue our advocacy for the timely renewal of AGOA by the 118th Congress.
The event included meetings with Members of Congress by AGOA CSO Network members, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Trade Ministers, and other stakeholders to deliver our signed petition and advocate for the Timely Reauthorization and Enhancement of AGOA Beyond 2025 by the 118th Congress.
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Meeting with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee
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Group Photo with Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
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Congresssman Jonathan Jackson meets with H. E. Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minster Commerce Exterior, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fred Oladeinde, Chair, the AGOA CSO Network and other stakeholders.
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Meeting with House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Group photo with the Office of U.S. Senator Coons
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AGOA CSO Network Members and other stakeholders meet with the Office of U.S. Senator Coons
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| A panel discussion on The Why, How, and When of AGOA Reauthorization and Enhancement and a Reception were held in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, CVC 217, South Congressional Meeting Room, First Street SE, Washington, DC, from 2:00 -4:00 pm the same day. |
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Pictured right to left- Witney Schneidman, CEO of Schneidman and Associates International and Wilson Center; Dr. Olivier Kamanzi, Chairman, Africa Global Chamber of Commerce; H.E. Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minster Commerce Exterior Democratic Republic of the Congo; Abiola Afolayan, Director of the Policy and Research Institute, Bread for World; and Dr. Malcolm Beech, President, African Diaspora Alliance, U.S.
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| The Honorable Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, U.S. Representative, 20th District of Florida |
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H.E. Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minster Commerce Exterior Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Honorable Jonathan Jackson, U.S. Representative, 1st District of Illinois
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Attendees to the Panel Discussion
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Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO, The Whitaker Group (TWG), and Florie Liser, President and CEO, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), at the Panel Discussion and Reception during AGOA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill.
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Fred Oladeinde, Chairman of the AGOA CSO Network provides Opening Remarks
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H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze, African Union Ambassador to the United States addresses attendees during the panel discussion.
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AGOA Forum
21st U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Forum
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The AGOA Forum took place July 24-26, 2024, at the U.S. State Department and select venues throughout Washington, DC. The theme was Beyond 2025: Reimagining AGOA for an Inclusive, sustainable, and Prosperous Tomorrow. The agenda included an African Trade Ministers’ Consultative meeting, a Private Sector, a Civil Society and Organized Labor gathering, and the Ministerial Session.
Chairman Oladeinde participated in Session #4 of the Civil Society meeting and was privileged to be accredited to attend the Ministerial Session at the State Department. |
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| About the AGOA CSO Network |
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The AGOA Civil Society Network is a consortium of non-governmental organizations, (NGOs) and other groups in the United States and Africa working to facilitate the successful application of the AGOA trade bill for the benefit of small business in the US, and Africa.
The Network was established by the 102 member organizations from the United States, Mauritius, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, Mali, Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo that were in attendance during the AGOA Civil Society Forum on January 17, 2003, in Phoenix, Mauritius.
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The AGOA CSO Network’s focus is on increasing the volume and quality of African exports under AGOA and educating stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean on this trade policy and its advantages.
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membership!!! We appreciate you and your support!
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