Africa: On-the-Record Briefing - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnny Carson and Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis

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Washington, DC —  Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnny Carson and Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis On U.S. Trade and Investment Policy in Africa and the Upcoming AGOA Forum:

MR. VENTRELL: Hi, everyone, and good afternoon. Thanks for being patient as we're a couple minutes late here today. But today's call is on-the-record. We have with us Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, and Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis. They're both here to discuss and to preview U.S. participation in the upcoming AGOA Forum. And so without further ado, I'm going to turn it over to Assistant Secretary Carson. Go ahead.

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