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title: "19 U.S.C. § 3724"
description: "Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs"
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title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
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chapter_name: "EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA"
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# 19 U.S.C. § 3724 - Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs
## Text
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs is integral to the United States commitment to increasing United States-sub-Saharan African trade and investment;
(2) the position of Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs should be maintained within the Office of the United States Trade Representative to direct and coordinate interagency activities on United States-Africa trade policy and investment matters and serve as—
(A) a primary point of contact in the executive branch for those persons engaged in trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa; and
(B) the chief advisor to the United States Trade Representative on issues of trade and investment with Africa; and
(3) the United States Trade Representative should have adequate funding and staff to carry out the duties of the Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs described in paragraph (2), subject to the availability of appropriations.
(Pub. L. 106200, title I, § 117, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 267.)