[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25466-25467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10900]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Corporate Session With Nigerian Officials: Event Announcement

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Nigeria business event opportunity.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce invites U.S. companies to 
participate in a corporate session with Nigerian Government officials 
as part of the U.S.-Nigeria Joint Economic Partnership Commission on 
June 14, 2000 in Abuja, Nigeria. The corporate session is composed of a 
working breakfast, sector-specific meetings, and a keynote luncheon.

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DATES: Requests must be received no later than May 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: In order to receive full consideration for this event, send 
a 1-2 page summary of your company's business experience in Nigeria 
and/or your current concerns about doing business in Nigeria to Douglas 
Wallace, USDOC Nigeria Desk Officer, by mail to Room 2037, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, or by fax at (202) 482-
5198.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Wallace, USDOC Nigeria 
Desk Officer, Office of Africa, Room 2037, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5149.

Notice of Business Event Opportunity

    U.S. and Nigerian Government officials will hold the second round 
of the U.S.-Nigeria Joint Economic Partnership Commission (JEPC) in 
Abuja on June 12-14, 2000. The purpose of the JEPC is to open channels 
of discussion between high-ranking USG and GON officials on issues 
affecting the economic and commercial relationship between the two 
countries.
    The U.S. Department of Commerce is organizing a Corporate Session 
on June 14 to focus on U.S. private sector concerns about the Nigerian 
business environment. The Corporate Session will give U.S. companies 
the opportunity to present to Nigerian decision makers the obstacles 
they face in doing business in Nigeria and suggest possible trade and 
regulatory changes which would help create a more attractive 
environment for U.S. trade and investment. The Corporate Session will 
also allow the Nigerian officials to announce specific opportunities 
related to priority sectors in Nigeria.
    The following is an outline of the Corporate Session to date:

June 14, 2000
9:00-10:00 a.m.--Working Breakfast

    The Corporate Session will begin with a one-hour working breakfast 
involving USG and GON officials and U.S. and Nigerian private sector 
representatives. The leader of the Nigerian side, Chief Economic 
Advisor to the President Philip Asiodu, will welcome the participants, 
summarize the Nigerian economic situation and business environment, and 
outline the GON's expected policy changes in the near term. Asiodu will 
then invite the USG leader, State Under Secretary Alan Larson, to 
summarize the developments and issues raised during the JEPC 
discussions for the private sector participants.

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--Sector-Specific Meetings

    Upon conclusion of the working breakfast, participants will 
separate into four sector-specific meetings: (1) agribusiness, (2) 
telecom, (3) transportation, and (4) energy/environmental technologies. 
Each sub-group will be co-led by a USG official who will introduce the 
GON leader and act as discussion moderator. After brief remarks from 
the Nigerian side, U.S. and Nigerian public and private sector 
participants will engage in an open, sector-specific dialogue.

12:30-2:00 p.m.--Lunch

    The Corporate Session Luncheon will feature a keynote speech and 
further questions/answers.

Edward Casselle,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa.
[FR Doc. 00-10900 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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