Professional Development Program

The AGOA Professional Development Program (APD), a program of the Corporate Council on Africa, consists of six intensive study courses on AGOA in the U.S. for 58 pre-selected African Business and public sector leaders.   The courses, focusing on apparel and agriculture, introduce African business leaders to U.S. markets, business practices and trade associations, and facilitate the establishment of viable two-way trade relationships.

The APD Program Includes:

• Meetings in key cities across the U.S. sector-specific companies and industry specialists, port facility officials and attendance at relevant trade shows
• Briefings by key U.S. 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
• Networking opportunities with community and business leaders

For a listing of any one of these courses, please click below:

• AGRICULTURE: April 2002 Washington, DC - St. Louis, MO - New Orleans, LA - Baton Rouge, LA 
• TEXTILES: May 2002, Washington, DC - Miami, FL - Washington, DC - New York, NY
• TEXTILES: June 2002, Tacoma, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC
• GENERAL DEVELOPMENT: August 2002, Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL
• TEXTILES: Sept-Oct. 2002, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Miami, FL
• TEXTILES: Nov. 2002,Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco/Oakland, CA; Fresno, CA

These courses were followed by a series of 18 workshops in Africa that explained the benefits of AGOA to additional African business and government leaders. African business leaders, who completed the U.S.-based course, as well as American technical experts, lead the workshops. All participants in the U.S. program were selected by the U.S. State Department in the 36 AGOA-accredited countries based on their standing in the business community and their potential to export under AGOA.

Please click on your country of interest:

BENIN, BOTSWANA, CONGO DEM. REP OF, CONGO REP. OF, GHANA, KENYA LESOTHO, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA

CCA is implementing the APD program under a one-year grant from the U.S. State Department.  

For more information Contact:

Corporate Council on Africa

1100 17th St., NW, Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 835-1115; Fax (202) 835-1117