Embassy of the United States Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

President Obama's Video Message to the AGOA Forum

"In our global economy more growth and opportunity for Africa means more growth and opportunity for everyone. AGOA has played a key role in supporting AfrIt's increased economic cooperation and trade between the U.S. and Africa, encouraged vital government reforms so that more businesses succeed and made it easier for African goods to reach the U.S."   Watch Video »

Remarks of U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman at AGOA Trade Africa Panel

Press Briefing with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman at AGOA Forum

Remarks by Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Donald Yamamoto at the closing ceremony of the 2013 AGOA Ministerial Forum

I want to say to each and every one of you who are here today, thank you. We are so grateful for your presence here today at this historic rebirth, re-beginning of the AGOA process and to our illustrious host Ethiopia. Deputy Chairman Mwencha and Dr. Tedros, thank you so much for your warm reception and, my goodness, I’m not sure what we’re going to do in Washington next year to top this. Thank you!   Read More »

Capital Newspaper’s Interview with Ambassador Donald Booth

Ambassador Donald E. Booth is ending his term as the US ambassador and is leaving on a high note with the AGOA conference being organized in Ethiopia for the first time. The theme of this year’s AGOA forum is “Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology.” The ministerial level event will include a high level dialogue on the future of U.S-Africa trade and economic cooperation. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is the U.S. government’s signature trade initiative with Sub Sahara Africa. In a rare interview he gave the Ethiopian media, Capital’s Muluken Yewondwossen asked him his views on the Grand Renaissance Dam and Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan.  Read More »