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.
For more information on any event, please Contact Us!
We welcome volunteers to assist with these exciting event! Become a Volunteer!
Upcoming/Recent Events
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!
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