2005 AGOA Forum Announcement

The United States is pleased to announce that the government of Senegal will host the 2005 U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA) in Dakar, July 18-20. The AGOA Forum is an essential element of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The Forum will bring together governments of the United States and of the thirty-seven AGOA-eligible countries, as well as representatives from the private sector and civil society. Participants will discuss how AGOA can continue to be a vehicle to increase trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.