FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           
September 24, 2009                            

CONTACT: Nicole Amarteifio, (202) 263-3538,

CCA Garners Record Number of Corporate Sponsorships in Summit History

Washington, D.C.— The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that the 7th Biennial U.S. – Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa has received the largest amount of corporate sponsors in its fourteen year history.  This year’s summit will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., September 29 – October 1, 2009. 

A record number of 67 companies are lending their support to the summit, which is internationally recognized as the premier private and public sector gathering of U.S. and Africa representatives.  Through an electronic matchmaking program, summit registrants may schedule meetings with sponsors by registering at: http://meetings.pgcedc.com/register.html.

Summit registrants may also meet with potential partners at the “Doing Business Forums” in Ethiopia, Angola and Namibia; at these forums participants will gain a greater understanding of the investment opportunities in these three countries.  The summit will also provide registrants with the occasion to hear from some of the most prominent members of the Obama administration, such as:  Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for Africa; Ron Kirk, United States trade representative; Neal Wolin, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury; and Bud Philbrook, deputy under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services.

Several heads of state will also participate at this year’s summit: Paul Kagame, Republic of Rwanda; John Atta Mills, Republic of Ghana; Jakaya Kikwete, United Republic of Tanzania; Denis Sassou Nguesso, Republic of Congo; Teodoro Nguema Obiang, Republic of Equatorial Guinea; and Fradique de Menezes, Republic of Sao Tomé & Principe. 

For more information on and on the 7th Biennial U.S. – Africa Business Summit, visit africacncl.org.  Working media must be credentialed to cover the summit: 09 Summit Media Credential Form.  Submit media form to: .

7th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit Sponsors

PLATINUM

Chevron
Exxon Mobil Corporation

DIAMOND

Lockheed Martin

GOLD

AllAfrica Global Media
Fleishman-Hillard
Group Jeune Afrique
IC Publications
Marathon Oil Company
Northrop Grumman
Novus International
CCA Public Private Agriculture Initiative (funded by USAID)
Shell
South African Airways

SILVER

Abbott Fund
Acrow Bridges
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
General Electric Company
Hess Corporation
Johnson & Johnson
J-R Boulle Corporation
Merck & Co. Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Raytheon
SEACOM
SOC
Tetra Tech Inc.

BRONZE

AECOM
Accession International
Africa Export-Import Bank
Africa Investor
African Review
American Cancer Society
Boeing Company
Buchanan Renewables
CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative
Danya International, Inc.
Development Finance International
EMEA Finance
Emerging Capital Partners
FT “This is Africa”
Gauteng Province
International Finance Corporation/World Bank Group
KBR
Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management
L-1 Identity Solutions
Mars, Incorporated
MDCC Holdings
Millennium Challenge Corporation
MITC Investimentos
Motorola
News Africa U.K, Ltd
Pan African Capital Group LLC
Patton Boggs LLP
SABMiller plc
SPIntelligent
Standard Bank
The Africa Channel
The Africa Report
United Bank for Africa Group
Westinghouse

SUPPORTERS

Academy for Educational Development
Afropop
CARANA Corporation
CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative (funded by USAID)
CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative (funded by Ford Foundation)
Danya International
Extended Service Delivery Project (funded by USAID)
IPX International Systems, Inc
Rockefeller Foundation
World Cocoa Foundation

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.