Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§3724 Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TRADE BENEFITS › § 3724
Summary
Congress wants the United States to keep an Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs. That person must lead and coordinate U.S. trade and investment work with sub‑Saharan Africa, be the main government contact for people trading with the region, and advise the U.S. Trade Representative. The Trade Representative should have enough staff and money to support these duties, as funding allows.
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Title 19, §3724
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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.
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19 U.S.C. § 3724
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73