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The American Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone was established in 2011 as a not-for-profit bi-national membership organization. The organization assists Sierra Leone-based and United States-based companies, firms and professionals to better understand the business environments and cultural traditions relevant to successfully doing business in both countries through a range of activities and services including seminars and conferences, trade missions, executive briefings and other networking events.

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AGOA EXPERT URGES AMCHAM MEMBERS TO GRAB TRADE OPPORTUNITIES

Abou Fall, Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) services manager at the West Africa Trade Hub in Accra, Ghana, has urged members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone (Amcham SL) to grab trade opportunities with a view to enhancing trade and investment between Africa and the United States.

Mr. Fall was speaking to members of Amcham SL at the monthly Executive Briefing hosted by the chamber at the Beccles-Davies Memorial Hall, on Gloucester Street in the centre business district of Freetown. The Senegalese-born expert on AGOA was the keynote speaker at the event on 30^th January 2013, devoted to demystifying the operation and rationale of AGOA.

He revealed that AGOA was a conduit through which doors to the American market could be opened to African (Sierra Leonean) entrepreneurs. He maintained that opportunities, such as the Open Sky Agreement - signed last year between the United States government and Sierra Leone to formalise the liberalisation of aviation relationship between both countries - was key to stimulating economic growth and development in Sierra Leone.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: President’s State of American Business 2013 Address

On Thursday, January 10, 2013, Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Chamber of Commerce, delivered his State of American Business 2013 address at the headquarters of the organisation in Washington D.C.

The key aspect of Mr Donohue’s address, aptly dubbed: American Jobs and Growth Agenda, focuses on job creation and economic growth in the United States, as the country seeks to attract more investment from within and outside, with the aim of tackling fiscal deficits, creating more jobs, and lowering, if not eradicating unemployment and underemployment.

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April 4, 2013

To: U.S. Chamber Board of Directors

From: Tom Donohue

Subject: President’s Update—March 2013

Immigration and the federal budget and fiscal condition were the hottest Washington topics over the past month. The Chamber has been deeply engaged in these matters, while also making some progress on health care, legal reform, and capital markets reform.

Immigration Reform Moves Forward

As I have previously reported, the Chamber—at the request of a bipartisan group of Senators who are leading immigration reform efforts—has been engaged in direct negotiations with union leaders on the parameters of a new visa program covering lesser skilled workers. Last Friday we were able to reach an acceptable agreement on the essential points.

Your Excellency,

Re: Concern about the Sierra Leone National Carrier Agreement Ratification Act (2012)

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone (Amcham SL) is a non-profit, membership organization formed with the purpose of facilitating the increase in business conducted between Sierra Leonean business organizations and American business organizations. Since its inception in 2011, AmchamSL has grown steadily. AmchamSL members collectively represent over two hundred billion Leones (Le 200,000,000,000) ofinvestment into the economy of Sierra Leone and employ over 1000 workers in Sierra Leone.

Amcham SL and Africell SL Partner to Host Quarterly Cocktail

Africell MD, Shadi Gerjawi and Amcham SL co-chair, Ali Dakhallah

As part of its fundamental role of creating the platform of enhancing the interface and interaction of its members on the one hand, and with various actors in the private and public sectors, the American Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone (Amcham SL) held its Quarterly Cocktail Party on 19^th October, 2012 at 17C Ring Road, Spur Loop, Wilberforce, the residence of Shadi Gerjawi, Managing Director of Africell Sierra Leone Limited.