The Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health will hold a joint hearing on "U.S. - Africa Trade Relations:  Creating a Platform for Economic Growth" on Wednesday June 24, 2009.  Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa offers promise for U.S. investment in numerous industries ranging from investment in infrastructure to financial services.  This hearing will explore the many challenges that still exist.

Witness List

• Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Executive Office of the President, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Leocadia L. Zak, Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
• Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, International Trade Administration
• Stephen Hayes, President and CEO, The Corporate Council on Africa
• Greg Lebedev, Senior Advisor to the President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, Center for International Private Enterprise
• Lisa D. Cook, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
• Robert Buethe, Senior Account Executive, United States Federal Government Markets Division, Motorola

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