AGOA Civil Society Forum 2010

AGOA Civil Society Forum 2010

“A Decade of Progress in Bridging the U.S.-Africa Trade Gap”

Woodrow Wilson International Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.

Washington, DC 20004

July 29-30, 2010

The Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, together with Manchester Trade, the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation and the Shell Corporation are pleased to invite you to the AGOA Civil Society Forum of 2010. This forum will examine the involvement of civil society in the creation and implementation of AGOA and discuss the recommendations made by civil society forums over the years. The two-day conference entitled “African Growth and Opportunity Act Civil Society Forum 2010: A decade of Progress in Bridging the U.S. - Africa Trade Gap” will feature prominent speakers, including Senator Benjamin Cardin, (D-MD), Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson, African Union, and Congressman Ed Royce, (R-CA) House Foreign Affairs Committee.

LOCATION:   Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

                        6th Floor Flom Auditorium Room

                        1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

                        Washington, DC 20004

                        Tel: 202.691.4000

DATE:             July 29, 2010

Conference 8:15 am – 5:30pm (Woodrow Wilson Center)

Reception   5:30pm – 7:00pm (Woodrow Wilson Center)

                      July 30, 2010

Conference 8:30am - 12pm (Woodrow Wilson Center)

RSVP is REQUIRED by July 26, 2010

Please click here to register for this event.