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FRAME THE DISCUSSION WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE, TALKING ABOUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT AMERICAN STRATEGIC POLICY SHOULD BE TOWARDS AFRICA, TOWARDS THE CONTINENT. THAT'S...
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| 00:10:52 |
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COMMANDER OF UCOM, AND HE'S DONE MORE IN A YEAR THAN I WAS ABLE TO DO IN THREE. I HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION FOR THE EFFORT HE'S LEADING, HE AND GENERAL...
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| 00:26:36 |
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PICTURE. NOT EVERYONE DOES. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF US CAN APPRECIATE AND WORK TOGETHER AS WE TRY TO
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| 00:26:43 |
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FIT TRADE IN AS ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING OUR STRATEGIC INTERESTS, OUR NATIONAL INTEREST,...
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| 00:44:02 |
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OF TRADE THAT GOES TO AN EMERGING DEMOCRACY OR STRUGGLING DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA IS NOT IDENTICAL TO A DOLLAR THAT GOES TO A REPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT, EITHER...
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| 00:45:05 |
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OF BOTH CLINTON AND OF BUSH CONTINUATION OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE. I KNOW THAT FLORI UNDER FEDERAL LAW CANNOT RECOMMEND WHAT I'M GOING...
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| 00:46:57 |
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EASY FOR ME TO TRY TO COMPARE WHAT WE'RE DOING UNDER AGOA AND OUR FUTURE POLICY TO THE EUROPEANS, BUT RATHER THAN PUT IT FORWARD AS A COMPETITION,...
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| 00:48:50 |
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IN THE MIDDLE EAST, FOR EXAMPLE. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER A BROADER APPROACH THAT SWEEPS IN A BUNCH OF BAD ACTORS IS BETTER FOR THE UNITED STATES. I'M...
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| 00:50:27 |
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT OUT WEST, AND ON THE WAY OUT I WAS READING ABOUT AGOA AND HOW MANY JOBS IT CREATED IN AFRICA. THIS WAS AT A TIME WHEN IN THE POLITICAL...
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| 00:51:21 |
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SECTOR, LARGELY THE TEXTILE SECTOR, AND THAT WE ALL HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS HERE. WE DON'T SEE THIS AS A ZERO SUM GAME. AND IF YOU'RE PUTTING...
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| 00:52:36 |
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MINIMAL IMPACT HERE IN OUR MARKET -- I MEAN, THERE ARE 17 COUNTRIES THAT EXPORT APPAREL TO THE UNITED STATES, WHO INDIVIDUALLY SEND MORE APPAREL TO...
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| 00:52:48 |
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THE AFRICAN COUNTRIES COMBINED. YOU KNOW, THEY RANK 18th CUMULATIVELY. AND THE POINT I WOULD MAKE, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, IS THAT IT'S CLEAR,...
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| 00:54:49 |
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OF JOHNS HOPKINS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR GENERAL FULFORD. GENERAL, YOU MENTIONED ALMOST IN PASSING, THE U.N. OPERATION OF PEACEKEEPING IN LIBERIA, SIERRA...
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| 00:55:10 |
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IN ELIMINATING POVERTY DON'T YOU THINK THERE'S A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE U.N. AND THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO PROMOTE U.N. ACTIVITIES?...
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| 00:56:02 |
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YOUR MERCEDES E
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| 00:56:04 |
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SERIES IN HERE TODAY,
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| 00:56:05 |
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THAT WAS MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA. UGANDA
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| 00:56:08 |
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JUST SIGNED A $50 MILLION PACT UNDER AGOA OR AID SUPERVISION WITH CISCO TO START DEVELOPING CISCO ROUTERS. AGOA HAS A BROADER OPTION THAN JUST MAKING...
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| 00:58:03 |
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OUR GOALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER WE WILL HAVE TO SO COMPROMISE THE STRATEGIC GOAL IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE COOPERATION OF OTHERS...
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| 00:59:24 |
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IN AFRICA. IS THERE SOME RELATIONSHIP YOU'RE AWARE OF BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION, YOUR OFFICE, COMMERCE, STATE, ELSEWHERE, AND AMERICAN BUSINESSES,...
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| 01:00:23 |
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EITHER GSP OR AGOA. THE FACT IS THAT IT'S EXPANDING BEYOND THAT. BUT WE CAN'T IGNORE HOW IMPORTANT THAT HAS BEEN. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF U.S. COMPANIES...
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| 01:02:53 |
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FRONT. >> HI. I'M IAN GARY FROM CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AGOA AND SORT OF THE SOFT DIPLOMACY...
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| 01:03:19 |
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TO ANGOLA RECENTLY. ANGOLA IS MORE KNOWN FOR CORRUPTION THAN GOOD GOVERNANCE, BUT IT'S RECENTLY BECOME AN AGOA COUNTRY. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COMMENT...
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| 01:04:02 |
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AND SO EACH YEAR, WHEN WE HAVE THE ANNUAL REVIEW, WE LOOK AT THE CRITERIA, AND WE LOOK AT THIS CONCEPT OF CONTINUAL PROGRESS. IT IS NOT BLACK AND WHITE...
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| 01:06:00 |
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THEME OF THIS IMPORTANT SEMINAR IS "LEAVE NO CONTINENT BEHIND." IT IS SUGGESTIVE OF A LONG-TERM U.S. POLICY IN AFRICA OR A RENEWAL OF LONG-TERM U.S....
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| 01:06:17 |
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AFFECT THE FUTURE WITH AFRICA? >> KDS YOU REPEAT THE LAST PART OF THE QUESTION? >> AGOA'S FUTURE IN AFRICA. THIS IS SUGGESTIVE OF A NEW INTEREST IN AFRICA....
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| 01:06:43 |
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STATUS. >> I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, EVEN AS WE'RE LOOKING AT
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| 01:06:48 |
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TRADE POLICY WITH AFRICA, WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE LARGER CONTEXT, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, LEAVING NO CONTINENT BEHIND. I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL...
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| 01:07:07 |
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AT SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE OR SHARE OF FDI. I THINK THAT THE POINT IS THAT WE HAVE A RANGE OF INTERESTS IN AFRICA THAT WE REALLY HAVE A STRATEGIC INTEREST...
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| 01:10:01 |
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OF SUCCESS HERE, AND
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| 01:10:03 |
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THIS MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO AFRICA IS GOING TO BE KEY. FIRST OF ALL, I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. NUMBER TWO IS, AS GENERAL FULFORD SAID,...
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| 01:11:37 |
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QUESTIONS ABOUT
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| 01:11:39 |
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WHAT ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA MEANS, IN REALLY HARD-CORE MILITARY ENGAGEMENT TERMS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW FULFORD TO NOT ONLY PUT ON HIS FIELD COMMANDER HAT,...
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| 01:13:08 |
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TO SOLDIER LEVEL. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ONGOING THE EUROPEAN COMMAND, THE CENTRAL COMMAND, TODAY FOR WHICH THEY'RE CONTRACTING OUT THE TRAINING...
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| 01:15:11 |
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WITH ALLAFRICA.COM. THIS IS DIRECTED TO YOU, GENERAL FULFORD. WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION IN THE ONGOING DISCUSSION ABOUT THE U.S. ...
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| 01:15:31 |
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FALL UNDER. GIVEN UCOMM'S ROLE IN EUROPE GROWING BOTH IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WE UNDERSTAND HAVE BEEN MADE...
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| 01:16:17 |
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UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN DIVISION OF AFRICA, WHICH, BY THE WAY, SEVERAL AFRICAN ISLAND NATIONS ARE UNDER PACIFIC COMMAND. SO THERE ARE THREE REGIONAL...
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| 01:19:25 |
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AGO. >> THANK YOU. BERNHARD MUELLER, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON
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| 01:19:35 |
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D.C. MS. LISER, YOU MENTIONED TRADE AS A TOOL. IS THE UNITED STATES CONSIDERING TOURISM AS A TOOL TOO? U.S. TRAVEL WARNINGS ARE HURTING AFRICAN COUNTRIES...
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| 01:19:51 |
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FORMER EAST AFRICAN RESIDENT, I FIRSTHAND SAW THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF THE TRAVEL WARNING AND THE DECLINE OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY. THIS CREATES POVERTY...
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| 01:20:39 |
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TOURISM-RELATED SERVICES IN AFRICA. THIS IS A KEY PART OF THEM BE BECOMING MORE INTEGRATED INTO THE GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM. IT'S AN AREA WHERE THEY...
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| 01:23:06 |
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IN FEBRUARY, AND MY HOTEL WAS QUITE FULL. AND SO, AGAIN -- AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WALKING ON THE BEACH. I DIDN'T GET TO WALK ON THE BEACH, BUT THERE WERE...
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| 01:23:20 |
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IT'S COMING BACK. I CERTAINLY CAN'T SPEAK TO EVERY SINGLE REGION AND EVERY SINGING AREA, BUT CLEARLY IN MOMBASA, WE HAVE INDICATIONS THAT IT IS ON THE...
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| 01:23:54 |
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SOUTH AFRICA, AND IT SEEMS AMONG THE AMERICAN COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING THERE, THEY HAVE A LARGE CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY...
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| 01:24:05 |
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SECURITY IN THE LONG TERM. BUT I WAS WONDERING HOW DO YOU THINK THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP U.S.-AFRICAN TRADE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SHORT TERM? AND IF...
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| 01:24:55 |
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PRODUCTS HERE COMPETITIVELY. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT AFRICA GETS THE ASSISTANCE THAT IT WILL NEED IN TERMS OF THESE...
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| 01:26:38 |
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STATE BEFORE NATION. SO ONLY THE ISSUE OF NATION BUILDING IS HUGE ISSUE
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| 01:26:44 |
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IN AFRICA. AND WE DON'T SEE ANY EFFORT REALLY
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| 01:26:50 |
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IN NATION BUILDING. WE SPOKE
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| 01:26:53 |
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ON NATION BUILDING. YOU GO TO SIERRA LEONE, BUT A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE NOT NOW IN TROUBLE CAN ENTER IN TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE NATION BUILDING....
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| 01:28:38 |
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IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JUST FOR THE REASON YOU MENTIONED. WE DO OUR WORK IN AFRICA. I'M LEAVING HERE NEXT WEEK TO GO...
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| 01:28:48 |
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WILL CONDUCT A SEMINAR ON NATION BUILDING AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT WITHIN 11 CENTRAL -- 14 CENTRAL AFRICAN NATIONS. BRINGING TOGETHER BOTH CIVILIAN ...
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| 01:30:37 |
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THAT, AT LEAST TO ME, REFLECT A WIND OF CHANGE IN AFRICA, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STRONG AFRICAN
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| 01:30:43 |
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LEADERS NOW WHO HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS TO CERTAIN PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH EXACTLY THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION...
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| 01:32:28 |
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SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TASK, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THEM IN A TIMELY FASHION SO WE CAN RECONVENE PRECISELY AT 1:00. OU THE HEARING ON THE 9/11 MISSION....
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