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Meeks, Shaheen Issue Statement on Trump Admin’s Decision to Remove South Africa from AGOA | SA News

Washington, DC — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s intent to terminate South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program:

“The Trump administration’s policy toward South Africa has prioritized political spectacle and disputed narratives over substantive diplomatic engagement and longstanding U.S. strategic interests. The U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement that South Africa will soon lose its benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)…

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