USTR Ambassador Kirk Visits Senegal

On August 10, USTR Ambassador Ron Kirk held a joint press conference with Senegalese Minister of Commerce Amadou Niang in Dakar, during which he said, “to be competitive in a globalized world, in addition to product quality, you must have good infrastructure.”  Ambassador Kirk indicated that Senegal is on the right path because of its level of democracy and amount of infrastructure, but despite these advances the country could do better.  He also said that Senegal could benefit greatly from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) adopted in 2000.  The Ambassador is visiting Dakar after first traveling to Nairobi, Kenya, for the AGOA conference.