[20140410]IN10015_非洲贸易倡议.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Trade Africa Initiative April 10, 2014 Initiative Overview President Barack Obama announced the Trade Africa Initiative (TAI) during his July 2013 trip to sub-Saharan Africa. TAI is a U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa partnership aimed at increasing domestic and regional trade within Africa, and expanding trade and economic ties between Africa, the United States, and other global markets. The program initially targets the East African Community (EAC), which is made up of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. TAI is designed to advance the Administrations 2012 U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which seeks to spur economic growth, trade, and investment in Africa, particularly by expanding U.S.-African private and public sector cooperation. Trade Africa dovetails with growing congressional interest in and efforts to increase U.S.-African trade and investment, which have taken the form of multiple hearings (e.g., in the House in May 2013 and in the Senate in July 2012) and the introduction of related bills (e.g., S. 718 and H.R. 1777). It also aligns with broader U.S. efforts to boost exports through the National Export I