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ICYMI: Remarks by Amb. @MikeFroman at @BrookingsInst - U.S. #Trade Policy & Global Development in the 21st Century http://t.co/Oq1kHKIk7M — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @USTRspox: Full house for @MikeFroman discuss trade and development. #AGOA #AfricaSummit @BrookingsInst http://t.co/k54h1PcWaX — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @USTRspox: Trade drives competition and development. Happening now. http://t.co/uNCxEU5Xp8 #AGOA #AfricaSummit http://t.co/XJW3Z21HbY — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman:It's an important moment for Africa, the US, & our continuing efforts to further dvlpmnt thru #trade &investment #AfricaSummit — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MIkeFroman: When leaders gather for the #AfricaSummit, defining next generation of #trade relations will be at center of their discussion — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: As POTUS said in Africa last year, we seek a partnership rooted in equality and shared interests #AfricaSummit — PolitiTweet.org

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African dvlopment requires hard infrastructure, #trade capacity building, training for young entrepreneurs, trade facilitation #AfricaSummit — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Requires a comprehensive #trade &investment strategy w/ a renewed #AGOA &support of public &private sectors on both continents — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: The clearest lesson from #AGOA -Tariff preferences are not enough; we must address the impact of surrounding constraints — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: We've been involved in a comprehensive review of #AGOA to determine what’s worked well & what needs to be changed — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: #AGOA has been good for America. Last year, US #exports to sub-Saharan Africa supported nearly 130,000 jobs in the US — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Between 2011 and 2013, Ethiopian shoe #exports through #AGOA increased more than thirtyfold — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Under #AGOA, total #exports from sub-Saharan Africa to the US have tripled & improved business & investment for AGOA countries — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: The potential for #trade to drive global dvlpmnt remains strong. To reach it, we must update our approach to trade & dvlpmnt — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman Technological connectivity creates new opportunities to expand #trade, promote growth & address major dvlpmnt challenges. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: With growing South-South #trade, countries can provide for their citizens & contribute to the dvlpmnt of poorer neighbors — PolitiTweet.org

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#Trade works when benefits are broadly shared. If workers have no voice & work in unsafe conditions, promise of trade is unfulfilled — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Negotiating high-standard agrmnts like #TPP & #TTIP focus on securing the strongest labor & enviro provisions of any agreement — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: US preference programs beneficiaries must have rule of law, fundamental protections for workers & good governance principles — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: We must seek dvlopment that is broad, inclusive & sustainable. Raising standards is a key objective of our #trade policy — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: The first group of #GSP beneficiaries S.Korea, HK, Singapore, Israel & Mexico chose #trade as key part of economic strategy — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: #Trade allows developing countries to import technologies at lower prices, encourages efficient resource allocation — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: #Trade fuels growth, investment& reduces poverty, which translates to more jobs & increased incomes for the poor — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: While #trade alone can’t solve every dvlopmnt challenge, it’s a necessary part of successful &sustainable development strategy — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Between 1991 & 2011, dvlping countries’ share of world #trade doubled & nearly 1 billion people were lifted out of poverty — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: #Trade advances global development by promoting growth and alleviating poverty — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: Since WWII, the US has been one of the principal architects of a global trading system founded on openness, fairness & freedom — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: We must reexamine the relationship btwn #trade & development & recommit to a US trade policy that drives broad global growth — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MikeFroman: For the last 70 years, the US has consciously opened its mkt to help Europe rebuild & poor nations develop — PolitiTweet.org

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TUNE IN NOW! Amb.@MikeFroman talks #trade, development& #AGOA w/ @BrookingsInst. Watch live here: http://t.co/0kyjsCvWJf — PolitiTweet.org