Lighthizer, House lawmakers, business reps discuss U.S.-Africa trade issues

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week discussed U.S.-Africa trade relations with Reps. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) as well as Philadelphia-area business representatives, Evans said in an Aug. 12 statement . Lighthizer, who alluded to the virtual roundtable during a June 17 hearing with the House Ways & Means Committee, said in the statement that President Trump was “deeply committed to expanding America’s trade relationship with Africa.” The trade representative cited bilateral negotiations with Kenya, which officially...