Women Taking the Lead on African Trade Policy

1/5Allison Dembeck kicking off the "Centering Women's Leadership in African Trade Policy" event.

2/5Camille Richardson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa in the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, speaks on the Women Empowered Leave Legacies Through Trade Investment initiative (WELLTI).

3/5Latricia Good Boone, Vice President of Equality of Opportunity and Strategic Alliances at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leads a discussion on what the private sector can do to center women's leadership in African trade policy. From left to right: Latricia Boone, Akaego Okoye, Hera Abbasi.

4/5H.E. Ambassador Hilda Suka Mafudze gives opening remarks on what women mean for trade and to the economy in Africa.

5/5Some of the women who helped make the event a success: Whitney Harmel, Executive Vice President of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director of the Maryland Chamber Foundation; Latricia Good Boone, Vice President of Equality of Opportunity and Strategic Alliances at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Amielle Niriniavisoa Marceda, Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar; Allison Dembeck, Vice President of Education & Labor Advocacy and Executive Director of Women Taking the Lead at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; H.E. Amb. Hilda Suka Mafudze, African Union Ambassador to the United States; Dr. Laurie Ann Agama, Deputy Assistant USTR for Economic Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Akaego Okoye, Director of Business Development for U.S-Africa at DLA Piper; Emily Beline, Senior Counsel for International Regulatory Affairs at FedEx; Heather Lanigan, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the U.S. Trade & Development Agency; and Kendra Gaither, Vice President, U.S.-Africa Business Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.