[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 58 (Friday, March 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7273]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Africa; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY:  International Trade Administration/Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Africa, Commerce.

SUMMARY:  The Advisory Committee on Africa was established to advise 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce on 
commercial policy issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

TIME AND PLACE:  March 30, 2000 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The meeting 
will take place at the Main Department of Commerce Building, Room 4830, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

AGENDA:   
    1. Review of recent trends in U.S. trade with Africa.
    2. Discuss proposals for a Workshop for African Trade Ministers on 
the World Trade Organization.
    3. Discuss commercial implications of the coup d'etat in Cote 
d'Ivoire.
    4. Discuss actions U.S. firms are taking to combat HIV/AIDS in 
Africa.
    5. Discuss Commercial Law Development Programs in Africa.
    6. Review status and prospects for passage of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:  The meeting will be open to public 
participation. Seating will be available on a first-come first-served 
basis. Members of the public who plan to attend are requested to advise 
Ms. Alicia Robinson, Office of Africa, tel: 202-482-5148, fax: 202-482-
5198, e-mail: alicia__[email protected] by March 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Alicia Robinson, Office of 
Africa, Room 2037, U.S. Department of Commerce; tel: 202-482-5148, fax: 
202-482-5198, e-mail: alicia [email protected].

    Dated: March 20, 2000.
Sally Miller,
Director, Office of Africa.
[FR Doc. 00-7273 Filed 3-23-00; 8:45 am]
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