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1997 U.S.-Africa Business Summit

“Attracting Capital to Africa”

 April 19-22, 1997

 Chantilly, VA

 

Approximately 700 people gathered at the Westfields Conference Center in Chantilly, Virginia on April 19-22, 1997 to participate in an unprecedented event:  The Corporate Council on Africa's "Attracting Capital to Africa" Summit.  This was the first major conference hosted by the five-year-old CCA. It was the first time in the memory of experienced Africa watchers that an African business conference on this scale had been attempted. The 1997 Summit brought together over 700 African and American decision-makers, including five African Heads of State, American CEOs, Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, the President of the World Bank, and The First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton.

 

 

Summit Overview

1997 Agenda

1997 Sponsors

1997 Workshops

 

"[THE SUMMIT IS] UNPRECEDENTED ... IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT FOR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ON BOTH CONTINENTS."

Eric Mercer
International Marketing Specialist
Department of Economic Development
State of Missouri

 

 

 



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