Global Mobility & Immigration Law

Contact: Evelyn M. Suarez, Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virginia, USA)

On January 21, 2014, the White House announced the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC to take place on August 5 and 6, 2014.  President Obama invited leaders from across the African continent with the aim of strengthening ties with one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest-growing regions.  Six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies of the past decade are in sub-Saharan Africa.  According to the White House Press Release, “[t]he Summit will build on the progress made since the President’s trip to Africa last summer, advance the Administration’s focus on trade and investment in Africa, and highlight America’s commitment to Africa’s security, its democratic development, and its people.”

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