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McKinney Trade Conference Results in Africa Trip for Atlanta Small Business Delegation July 5, 1998 DECATUR, GA. -- Today Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney gave an enthusiastic send-off to a group of Atlanta-area small business owners who are traveling to Africa to explore business opportunities. The group, born out of a trade conference McKinney sponsored last year, came to the Congresswoman for direction, guidance and contacts after being inspired by conference speakers. After months of participating in meetings with U.S. and African Government officials - arranged by the Congresswoman's Congressional office - the 100 company strong "African Working Group" was ready to participate in a trade mission. Speaking from her Decatur office, McKinney proclaimed that "last year's Georgia Connection: A Forum to Foster Trade and Investment in Africa has now produced its first trade mission for Georgia businesses. There is reason for optimism surrounding the AWG's two week venture to Zambia and Malawi. The host governments are in need of foreign investment, and are eager to partner with American small businesses," McKinney said. "For Fourth District and Georgia companies to succeed in the global economy, and for African countries to enter the global marketplace, elected officials must work in partnership with business leaders," McKinney asserted. The Congresswoman went on to state that "building commercial ties inevitably leads to the building of cultural and political ties. As nations trade and invest in each other's economies, they learn more about one another, and become more interdependent," McKinney said. "Trade missions like the one undertaken by the African Working Group will help transform the nature of our relationship with African nations from dependence to mutual cooperation." |
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