Mrs. Sheila Siwela |
Zambia’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Mrs. Sheila Siwela says she is optimistic that Zambia will host a successful African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA Forum) summit scheduled to take place in Lusaka from 7th – 8th June, 2011.
Mrs. Siwela said the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in the United States was engaged in a number of consultative meetings with various stakeholders.
She stated during an interview in Washington DC that she has had fruitful meetings with some African Ambassadors, officials from the Department of State, United States Trade Representative for Africa as well as the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)
“Meeting with my counterparts Ambassador David Rantekoa and Ambassador Amina Ali from the Embassy of Lesotho and the African Union (AU)mission in Washington DC respectively as well as officials from the United States Trade Representative for Africa (USTR) such as Ms. Flori Liser, Mr. Anthony Newton from the office of Economic Policy, Department of State has created a basis for a positive foundation regarding the 2011 AGOA Forum,” she added.
Ambassador Siwela was also recently in Lusaka where she consulted extensively with senior government leaders that included Hon. Felix Mutati the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry as well as her opposite counterpart Ambassador Mark Storella, United States Ambassador to Zambia.
Ambassador Siwela said preparatory meetings were meant to afford stakeholders an opportunity to exchange views on how best to move forward with the 2011 AGOA Forum.
She also added that the AGOA Forum would afford Zambia a chance to showcase her economic and tourism potential.
“We feel greatly honoured tha the AGOA Forum will give chance to Zambian business people to engage counterparts from the USA in creating business partnerships,” she said.
This is contained in a press statement released by First Secretary for Press at the Zambian High Commission in Washington DC Ben Kangwa.
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