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Commerce Secretary Raimondo Applauds Kenya as a Leader in Africa’s Digital Transformation

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently led members of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) to Nairobi , where she announced various commercial deals with U.S. companies and a historic partnership with Kenya to facilitate data flows, empower digital upskilling, and harness the potential of AI. The partnership is the first-of-its-kind with an African...

During President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa Mission to Kenya, Raimondo Highlights Public-Private Partnerships to Deepen Bilateral Commercial Ties & Announces Joint Statement on AI and Digital Upskilling

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Secretary Raimondo led members of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) to Nairobi, where she underscored the impact of the Commerce-wide Africa strategy and highlighted numerous announcements and commercial deals that will strengthen bilateral commercial ties. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Kenya’s Ministry for Information, Communications and the Digital...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to Travel to Kenya to Highlight Important Bilateral Commercial Relationship, Burgeoning Digital Opportunities to Advance U.S. and Kenyan Societies and Economies

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Nairobi, Kenya from April 23 to April 25. Secretary Raimondo will lead a delegation of private sector companies from the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). She will highlight the U.S.-Kenya bilateral commercial and investment relationship and flourishing digital space in Kenya, and throughout Africa, that is...

Deputy Secretary Graves Attends AGOA Forum to Advance U.S.-Africa Commercial Ties

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From November 1-5, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa for the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum as a member of the U.S. delegation led by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The AGOA Forum brought together the United States and AGOA-eligible countries along with representatives from key regional economic...

Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition of South Africa Ebrahim Patel

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On November 4, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition of South Africa Ebrahim Patel at the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. Deputy Secretary Graves expressed his deep appreciation for Minister Patel’s leadership as host of the highly successful AGOA Forum. During their meeting the two echoed the broad consensus among...

Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with State Secretary for Trade of Angola Amadeu Leitao Nunes

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On November 4, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with State Secretary for Trade of Angola Amadeu Leitao Nunes at the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. The two discussed the rapidly evolving U.S.-Angola commercial partnership and how U.S. business can be a partner of choice in supporting Angola’s efforts to develop the Lobito Corridor, along with Zambia and the...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Africa Growth and Opportunity Forum (AGOA) Private Sector Forum

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I am thrilled to be here in Joburg to help open this year’s AGOA Private Sector Forum. Let me start by thanking Florie Liser and the Corporate Council on Africa team as well as British Robinson and the Prosper Africa Secretariat for making this event possible. I’d also like to thank Ambassador Brigety and the U.S. Mission in South Africa for their support for our robust U.S. delegation and U.S...

Deputy Secretary Graves to Help Lead Mission to South Africa, Participating in the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will travel to South Africa to participate in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum’s two-day Ministerial meeting and co-host the event’s robust one-day Private Sector Forum, in Johannesburg, South Africa from November 2-4, 2023. He will meet senior government officials from a number of partner countries, including South Africa, to...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the National Association of District Export Councils Conference

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Thank you, Kendee, for the introduction, and thanks to NADEC Chair Jonathan Szucs and Vice-Chair Anne Burkett for your work to have us all here today. And thank you to all members of the District Export Councils across the country for taking time to come to Washington for this event. We are grateful for the work that you do to help exporters and future exporters back home. Your engagement in trade...

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

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Thank you, Judd, for those framing remarks, and for generously hosting us all here today. Thank you, Takreem, Rahama, and Peter, for your leadership of the PAC-DBIA, and thank you to all members of the PAC-DBIA for taking the time for this meeting and for all the work that has led up to today. I’m excited about today’s meeting. I also want to take a moment to acknowledge two friends in the room...