Agenda  |  Opening Remarks  |  Final Report

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the AGOA Steering Committee held the 2003 Private Sector Session of the AGOA Forum on December 8 and 9, 2003, in Washington, D.C. The venues were the J.W. Marriott Hotel  (Pennsylvania Avenue) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. 

The 2003 Session focused on crucial policy questions confronting AGOA, including the future of AGOA and how to make AGOA more active in a wider number of sectors.  The Session’s workshops examined these questions in the following sectors:  Agriculture and agribusiness; handicrafts; and textiles and apparel.   

The Corporate Council on Africa and the AGOA Steering Committee gratefully acknowledge the generosity demonstrated by the sponsors of the 2003 AGOA Forum Private Sector Session: 

57 Main Street Wine Company 
American Soybean Association 
Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority 
Cargill Inc. 
Monsanto Company 
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art 
The Boeing Company 
The Government of Kenya 
The United States Agency for International Development 
The World Cocoa Foundation

The Corporate Council on Africa and the AGOA Steering Committee also express their appreciation to the Office of the United States Trade Representative for its support and counsel.

 2003 Private Sector Session of the AGOA Forum Highlights

Plenary Sessions:

Opening remarks by Stephen Hayes, President of the Corporate Council on Africa.  (Word Document)

Opening remarks by Paul Ryberg, President of the African Coalition for Trade (ACT). (Word Document)

U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick's remarks. (Word Document)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans' remarks. (Ext. Link).

Congressman Jim McDermott's remarks on the status and future of AGOA. (Word Document)

A Summary of Proceedings and Recommendations -The Final Report.  (PDF Document)

Workshops:

Third-Country Fabric Issues, remarks by Paul Ryberg, President of the African Coalition for Trade (ACT). (Word Document)

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florizelle B. Liser remarks. (Word Document)

Issues and Opportunities Facing African Artisans, Clare Smith, President of Aid to Artisans. (Word Document)

President of the African Coalition for Trade (ACT), Paul Ryberg, remarks on the end of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA). (Word Document)

AGOA and Grouping 9 Custom Issues, remarks by Brian F. Fennessy, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (PowerPoint Document)

Scenes:

Individual slides indexed by events.

Automated views of all scenes.

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