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Jamieson Greer: “The US economic position in Africa arguably was not as good…”

Featuring: Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative | National

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Published | Video Starts at 48:30

Thanks. Sure. So there's a lot there. So with AGOA, if you look at AGOA, it was in place for 20 years and at the end of 20 years, The US economic position in Africa arguably was not as good as it was at the beginning, beginning of the 20 years [of AGOA]. So if a system isn't working, you need to look at the system, review it and adjust it. That's our view. (48:30–48:44)

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Asserts that the US economic position in Africa did not improve over the 20 years of AGOA.

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