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Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA)
CHARTER OF THE TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AFRICA
The Committee shall be designated as the "Trade Advisory Committee on Africa."
The Committee's objectives and the scope of its activity are as follows:
The Committee will provide the U.S. Trade Representative with policy advice on issues involving trade and development in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Committee may establish such subcommittees of it members as may be necessary, subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the approval of the U.S. Trade Representative, or his
or her designee.
The Committee will report to the U.S. Trade Representative, or his or her
designee.
The U.S. Trade Representative, or his or her designee, with the advice of the Chairman, will be responsible for prior approval of the agenda for all
Committee meetings.
The U.S. Trade Representative, or his designee, will have responsibility for determinations, filings, and other administrative requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
| Member Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| David Beckmann | President | Bread for the World |
| Randall Soderquist | Senior Trade Program Associate | Center for Global Development |
| Kevin Burke | President & Chief Executive Officer | American Apparel & Footwear Association |
| Anthony Carroll | Vice President | Manschester Trade LTD |
| Stephen Cashin | CEO | Pan African Capital Group, LLC |
| Mark Chichester | Executive Director | Aspen Society's Socrates |
| Julius Coles | President | Africare |
| Jack Edlow | President | Edlow International |
| Susan Flack | Principal of | Flack Associates |
| Claude Fontheim | Chief Executive Officer | Fontheim International, LLC |
| Sharon Freeman | President | Lark-Horton Global Consulting |
| Julia Hughes | Vice President | US Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel |
| Princeton Lyman | Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies | Council on Foreign Relations |
| Larry Mallory | Vice President | Proline International |
| Mora McLean | President | Africa-America Institute |
| Bernadette Paolo | President | Africa Society of The National Summit on Africa |
| J. B. Penn | Chief Economist | Deere & Company |
| Tim Richards | Senior Manager | International Trade and Investment, GE |
| Pietra Rivoli | Associate Professor | McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Univ. |
| Witney Schneidman | President | Schneidman and Associates, International |
| Mattie R. Sharpless | Ambassador (Ret.) | |
| Marysue Shore | President | Global Business Strategies |
| Kenneth Winston | CEO | Southern Textile Exchange |