Chairman Nunes Announces Hearing on Advancing the U.S. Trade Agenda: Trade with Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act
1100 Longworth House Office Building at 2:00 PM

Jul 29, 2014

Focus Of The Hearing
The focus of the hearing is on AGOA and U.S. trade policy in sub-Saharan Africa.  The hearing focus will include: (1) deepening and expanding trade and investment ties with sub-Saharan Africa; (2) the effectiveness of AGOA and potential revisions to the program to promote improved utilization; (3) barriers to trade in Africa; (4) barriers to regional integration in Africa; and (5) capacity building and efforts to promote regional integration and integration int o global supply chains, including through implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

Hearing Advisory
Chairman Nunes Announces Hearing on Advancing the U.S. Trade Agenda: Trade with Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Witness List

Ben Leo
Senior Fellow, Director of Rethinking U.S. Development Policy, Center For Global Development
Testimony
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William C. McRaith
Chief Supply Chain Officer, PVH Corp.
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Witney Schneidman
Senior International Advisor, Covington & Burling LL; Nonresident Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings
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