Contents: Overview - an intense beginning • The President's Trip • The report says we interacted intensely with key people shaping President Clinton's Africa trip, got actively involved in the debate about the terms and impact of the Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), held a Consultation in Chicago, handled an IRS audit of the Africa Fund, moved our offices, and packed 60 file drawers of records for archives - all while continuing very active public education on the need for the U.S. to impose sanctions in support of a return to democracy in Nigeria. The report mentions Sani Abacha, a Carnegie-funded project to engage local elected officials, Susie Johnson, building new trade partnerships,...
Contents: Overview - an intense beginning • The President's Trip • The report says we interacted intensely with key people shaping President Clinton's Africa trip, got actively involved in the debate about the terms and impact of the Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), held a Consultation in Chicago, handled an IRS audit of the Africa Fund, moved our offices, and packed 60 file drawers of records for archives - all while continuing very active public education on the need for the U.S. to impose sanctions in support of a return to democracy in Nigeria. The report mentions Sani Abacha, a Carnegie-funded project to engage local elected officials, Susie Johnson, building new trade partnerships, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Mayor's Summit on Africa, Mayor Webb, state and local legislators, Jesse Jackson, Salih Booker, National Security/White House staff, human rights, empowering civil society, debt relief, investment, African Ambassadors, Secretary of State Albright, U.S.-Africa policy, and economic justice.
