Is designed to establish a U.S. based public/private coalition to develop and implement policies and strategies for economic development and foreign direct investment in the African Continent and the Pan African Diaspora to help small business owners participate in international trade and commerce in Africa and the African Diaspora. 

The conference is an important first step in the establishment of a U.S. based public/private efforts associated with international trade and commerce and current business opportunities in African and the Caribbean. We also use the conference to present and discuss African Diaspora Mobilization Initiatives currently being developed by the African Union, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Sixth Region African Diaspora Caucus and their potential for providing viable opportunities for bilateral trade, investment and commerce between Africa, the United States and the African Diaspora.  

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