AGOA in Action

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Professional Development Program

The AGOA Professional Development Program (APD) is made up of a series of six study tours in the U.S. and 16 workshops in Africa that will enhance participants' understanding of how to effectively use the AGOA legislation to develop viable two-way trade relationships. The program also introduces African business leaders to U.S. markets, business practices and trade associations. The U.S. State Department has selected 58 African business and public sector leaders from 35 African countries to participate in the program. The participants will be divided into six groups for U.S.-based study tours focusing on apparel and agriculture. The program also includes a series of AGOA-focused workshops in 16 African nations. These workshops will allow the returned business leaders and U.S. technical experts to explain the benefits of AGOA to other African business and government leaders.

The APD Program Includes:

• Travel to key cities throughout the U.S. to meet with sector-specific companies and industry specialists, attend trade shows and study major U.S. port facilities
• Conferring with key government officials and private sector executives
• Meetings with pre-identified potential business partners
• Specialized meetings focused on export-import logistics, financing and U.S regulations in relation to AGOA
• Numerous networking opportunities with community and business leaders

Programs:

• AGRICULTURE: April 2 - April 12, 2002 Washington, DC - St. Louis, MO - New Orleans, LA - Washington, DC

  

  April 10, 2002- AGOA Delegation welcomed by the faculty and staff of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA

  
  
• TEXTILES: May 5- May 16, 2002, Washington, DC - Miami, FL - Washington, DC - New York, NY
• AGRICULTURE: May 28- May 29, 2002 U.S.-Africa Agricultural Forum, Accra, Ghana NEW

• TEXTILE/EXPORT: June 5, 2002, AGOA Textile Export Forum, Blantyre, Malawi NEW

For More Information Contact:

Ingrid White, AGOA Professional Development Program Manager

1100 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036

TEL: (202) 835-1115; FAX: (202) 835-1117

Email:

CCA Website: http://africacncl.org/