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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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Washington, DC, September 12th, 2016 – The U.S. Angola Chamber of Commerce (USACC) in partnership with Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) organized a trade mission to Angola and Namibia from September 4- 11, 2016 to promote emerging sectors such as renewal energy, construction, agriculture/agribusiness, and tourism. The delegation was led in Angola by Maria da Cruz, President of USACC and in Namibia by the Honorable Martin Andjaba, Namibian Ambassador to the U.S. and Vivienne Sequeira, Director for Infrastructure for CCA.
The trade delegation was comprised of Justin Tinsley, Business Development for Africa – Acrow Bridge; Marcos Chaves, International Director – Anglobal; Ivo Passos, Representative – Anglobal; Robert Mesquita, Financial Manager – Anglobal; Robert Mukahlera, Government Affairs – Caterpillar; David Viela, CEO GE Angola; Wesley Oliveira, Business Development Manager – GE; Lwazi Sikwebu, Director of the Board for Commercial Development – GE South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Dennis Zekveld, Country Chairman – Shell Namibia; David Johnson, International Air & Trade Lead – Lockheed Aeronautics; Manuela Duarte, President – LuaJardim; Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, Group Chairperson – United Africa Group (Pty) Ltd representative of Hilton and Protea brand with exclusive rights for Namibia, Angola and Ethiopia; Kenga Ngonda, Program Associate – USACC; Regina Noh – USACC; Jacob Flewelling, Africa Business Development Manager – U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA).
The trade mission would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of the Provincial Government of Luanda, the Angolan Executive Branch, US Embassy in Angola, Embassy of Angola in the US, Namibian Embassy in the US, US Embassy in Windhoek, Banco Angolano de Investimentos, ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, TGI, AtlanticoMillenium, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Hilton and Hotel Diamante.
The key objectives of this trip were to 1) develop working relationships between companies that are members of our delegation, the Angolan private business community, and the Angolan and Namibian governments; 2) facilitate necessary networking to find business partnerships or investment opportunities in Angola and Namibia; and 3) contribute to dialogue about future investment opportunities.
The Trade Mission had a five-day schedule that began in Luanda, Angola and ended in Windheok, Namibia.
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