Business
US Delegation Visits Nigeria To Promote Business Relations

Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Barr Chuma Chienye (4th right), his wife, Mrs Chienye (3rd right), Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Joeba West (6th right), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ms Kadilo Brown (7th right), at the opening ceremony of Xmas Discount Market in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Photo: Chris Monyanaga
US Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of African Affairs, Mrs Linda Thomas-Green, is to lead a US delegation to Nigeria to promote business partnerships between the two countries.
A statement by the US Department of State on Wednesday said that the delegation would also visit Kenya to attend the country’s 50th anniversary.
The statement said the visit to Kenya would commence on December 2, and end on December 13.
The assistant secretary would be accompanied by representatives of the US African Command (AFRICOM), the US Department of Defence and the US International Agency for Development (USAID).
According to it, the visit will afford the assistant secretary the opportunity to meet with senior Federal Government officials.
“In Nigeria, the assistant secretary will meet with senior Nigerian officials.
“The visit is a follow-up on President Obama’s meeting with President Jonathan in September on the margins of the UN General Assembly session.
“The assistant secretary will travel to other parts of Nigeria, including Lagos,” it also said.
The statement added that the visit would also enable the assistant secretary to meet with governments, the business community and civil society, in promoting US and Nigeria partnerships.
It said that the assistant secretary, while in Kenya, would also focus on democracy, economic prosperity and security relationships between the two countries.