AFRICAN DAY BUSINESS FORUM    

Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen, Keynote speaker at the Olympia Africa Trade & Cultural Promotion Day on Jan. 29th

Senator Rosa Franklin speaking at the OAT&CPD on Jan. 29th

South African Consul Political, Mr. Etienne Van Straaten speaking at the OAT&CPD on Jan. 29th

South African Vice-Consul Mrs. Kgopotso John

Ugandan First Secretary Mr. George Ndyamuba

Peter Gishuru & Dr. Omara Abe

Robert Smith of Earthwise speaking on building infrastructure in Africa

Edward Wright, President/CEO of Targhee Fire Services, LLC

Display table with arts and goods from Kenya

Free display tables were offered to different companies and organizations

East African food was served for free at lunch

Carol Shillios and Peter Gishuru at the November 8th Grand Opening of Fabric of Life Foundation Boutique
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ACCPN Events

The African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest organizes a variety of events to promote trade and investment between the Pacific Northwest United States and Africa. These events include delegations from Africa, trade forums, seminars, round-table discussions and trade missions to Africa.

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The 9th Annual Africa Day Business Forum and Celebration Dinner
October 27th, 2007


This year's Annual Africa Day Business Forum and Celebration Dinner was a great success. The Chamber hosted over two hundred attendees, including numerous businesses, over fourteen NGOs, and three major educational institutions. We were honored to have Ambassador Ombeni Sefue of Tanzania, Ambassador Kwame Bawauah-Edusei of Ghana and Ambassador Welile Nhlapo of South Africa among our distinguished speakers.

Some of the highlights of this year's forum were:
- An informative presentation by the Chairman of Microsoft to Africa, Dr. Cheick Diarra on
  the growing Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries of Africa
- A dynamic panel discussion featuring the Ambassadors and Speakers moderated by
  Mark Trahant of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Congressman McDermott's Keynote Address on U.S.-Africa trade relations

A delegation from the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce travelled from Ethiopia to participate and the Chamber is looking forward to working more closely with the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce in the future. It was an exciting and productive day, dedicated to developing Business Partnerships for Sustainable Economic Growth.

Please see the African Day Business Forum page for more details!

Please join us next year at the 10th Annual Africa Day Business Forum,
a celebration of a decade of promoting trade between the Pacific Northwest and Africa,
this will not be an event to miss!



The African Roundtable Series

The African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle co-sponsor the Africa Round Table Series to discuss issues related to doing business in Africa.

Recent Roundtable topics have included:
-"Doing Business in Zambia" with a Zambian delegation led by the Zambian Minister of   Commerce, Trade and Industry, the Honorable Felix Mutati
-"Opportunities in Ethiopia" with U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Yamamoto and   USAID Mission to Ethiopia Director, Mr. Glenn Anders
For more information on the Africa Roundtable Series, please check the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle Africa Roundtable Webpage!