Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Summary
This resolution encourages the African Union (AU) and its member countries to prioritize economic and political reforms that uphold human rights, combat corruption, create an enabling climate for private sector investment, and promote transparent and accountable governance. The resolution also calls on the U.S. President and Secretary of State to carry out initiatives that bolster trade, elevate diplomatic engagement, combat food insecurity, and promote peace in Africa. (AU is a multilateral organization consisting of 55 member states of the African continent.)
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Introduction
Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 28, 2023
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Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Mar 28, 2023
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1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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Sydney Kamlager-Dove
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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