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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 522 

Expressing the sense of the Senate supporting the U.S.-Africa Leaders 

Summit to be held in Washington, D.C., from August 4 through 6, 2014. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2014 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. CORKER, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JULY 29, 2014 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, without amendment 

JULY 31, 2014 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate supporting the U.S.- 

Africa Leaders Summit to be held in Washington, D.C., 

from August 4 through 6, 2014. 

Whereas the United States will convene the first U.S.-Africa 

Leaders Summit from August 4 through August 6, 2014, 

featuring a congressional reception welcoming African 

heads of state, the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, and 

dialogue sessions between African leaders and President 

Barack Obama on investing in Africa’s future, promoting 


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peace and regional stability, and governing for the next 

generation; 

Whereas the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit will be the largest 

event held between the United States Government and 

African heads of state and governments; 

Whereas the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit will build on the 

President’s trip to Africa in the summer of 2013 and will 

strengthen ties between the United States and one of the 

most dynamic and fastest growing regions in the world; 

Whereas the United States Government has built strong and 

enduring partnerships with African heads of state bilaterally and through the United Nations, African Union, 

and African regional institutions; 

Whereas the United States Government has demonstrated its 

commitment to Africa’s development and growth through 

resources, legislation, economic relationships, and initiatives, including the African Growth and Opportunity Act 

(19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), Power Africa, Feed the Future, 

Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts, and other 

efforts led by the Department of State, the United States 

Agency for International Development, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Department of Commerce, and other agencies of the United States Government; 

Whereas there are 10 authorized United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa with over 94,000 United Nations peacekeepers working to promote peace and stability for over 131,000,000 people across the continent, 

in addition to additional missions led by the African 

Union, with United States and international support and 

training; 


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Whereas the United States has served as the global leader in 

investments and innovations in health across Africa, contributing significant resources to improvements in health 

over the past two decades through United States-led programs such as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative 

(PMI), and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI); 

Whereas, through its investments in health across 16 priority 

countries in Africa over the last two decades, the United 

States Government has contributed to the reduction of 

child mortality rates by 44 percent and the reduction of 

maternal mortality rates by 39 percent; 

Whereas the majority of the fastest growing economies in the 

world are in Africa, and the continent’s steady annual 

economic growth rate of 5 percent has exceeded that of 

other regions in the world; 

Whereas there are currently 1,000,000,000 Africans representing the fastest growing population in the world, 

and by 2035, the African continent will have the world’s 

largest workforce; 

Whereas individual nations in Africa and the African Union 

have made significant achievements and remarkable 

progress since the inception of the African Union 51 

years ago and its transition from the Organization of African Unity; 

Whereas the United States Government, recognizing the importance of Africa’s youth and future generations, has invested in the next generation of African entrepreneurs, 

educators, civic leaders, and innovators, including 

through the United States-led Young African Leaders 


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Initiative (YALI), helping them develop skills and networks to build brighter futures for their communities and 

countries; and 

Whereas the United States Government is looking forward to 

hosting 50 heads of state and the Chair of the African 

Union at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to demonstrate 

the United States commitment to Africa, deepen partnerships, and determine concrete ways that the United 

States can support African-led efforts to further peace 

and regional security, advance democracy and good governance, improve health and education services, increase 

trade and investment, address environmental issues, improve resilience and food security, combat wildlife trafficking, invest in women, and support the next generation 

of African leaders: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) deeply values the historic United States 

3 commitment to Africa; 

4 (2) affirms a future commitment to increased 

5 economic partnership with Africa; 

6 (3) supports innovations in development and an 

7 expanded partnership with the private sector, includ8 ing in the areas of energy, food security, and health; 

9 (4) supports efforts to facilitate increased trade 

10 and investment between the United States and Afri11 ca, as well as amongst African countries; 


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1 (5) supports ongoing African-led efforts to im2 prove peacekeeping, prevent atrocities, and combat 

3 violent extremism and terrorism; 

4 (6) affirms the enduring partnership of the peo5 ple and Government of the United States with the 

6 African people, including the youth, and urges Afri7 can leaders to invest in this generation of young peo8 ple, as well as the next generation; 

9 (7) encourages leaders in Africa to make efforts 

10 toward strengthening good governance, the rule of 

11 law, and democracy, including respecting constitu12 tional term limits, human rights, and ensuring that 

13 civil society organizations are able to function freely 

14 in their countries; 

15 (8) supports ongoing efforts to protect and pro16 mote women and children, including through invest17 ments in education and maternal, newborn, and 

18 child health; 

19 (9) reaffirms the strong United States invest20 ment in health in Africa, and anticipates leaders in 

21 Africa making greater and sustainable investments 

22 in healthcare; 

23 (10) commends African investments in pre24 venting wildlife trafficking and supports further inVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:37 Aug 05, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR522.ATS SR522

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1 vestments, including training and equipping enforce2 ment teams in Africa; 

3 (11) urges African heads of state to take con4 crete steps to implement reforms that will further 

5 economic growth, good governance, democracy, 

6 peace, security, rule of law, and development; and 

7 (12) expresses support for the U.S.-Africa 

8 Leaders Summit from August 4 through August 6, 

9 2014. 

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