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Africa Bureau Commercial Diplomacy Connections

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs is implementing a commercial diplomacy strategy that marks a deliberate policy shift toward an investment-led partnership with Africa. We invite African partner nations to reach out to the Africa Bureau, through U.S. Embassies abroad and the Africa Bureau team in DC, to discuss how we can effectively partner to advance this initiative.

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The Africa Bureau is focused on treating African countries as capable commercial partners, and our U.S. Chiefs of Mission in African countries are working to connect U.S. companies with promising opportunities on the continent. African delegations should reach out to the State Department if there are priority projects in their countries where they are looking to attract U.S. investment. We want to connect the nearly 300,000 export-ready U.S. companies and $120 trillion U.S. capital market to African opportunities. Our diplomats abroad and Africa Bureau team in DC are also working to collect information on the most critical business enabling environment reforms needed to unlock the full potential of African economies. We stand ready to work with African governments to help design reforms that will reduce non-tariff barriers, attract foreign capital, and allow U.S. companies to win tenders and operate effectively. If you would like to connect with the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs about this strategy and the partnership opportunities available, please reach out to AF-CECommercial@state.gov.

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