<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif">Dear Listers. The above refers.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">So the Kenya government has been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. Government. below is the high-level Vision for the </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=fta&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">#FTA</a>:-<br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><b><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">To conclude an agreement with Kenya that can serve as a model for additional agreements in Africa, leading to a network of agreements that contribute to Africa’s regional integration objectives. In addition, the goal is to conclude an agreement that builds on the objectives of </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=agoa&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6706564288401686528" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">#AGOA</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> and will serve as an enduring foundation to expand U.S -Africa trade and investment across the continent.</span></b><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/kenya-private-sector-alliance-kepsa/" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> in its wisdom chose a number of companies to be in the consortium of the US-Kenya FTA negotiations/conversations.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">Now...Is it just me or don't I understand International Trade? Someone, please explain to me why in that group of companies you have 9 American companies on the list? Including </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm/" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">IBM</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company/" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">The Coca-Cola Company</a>,<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"> and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/citi/" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:600;border:0px;color:rgb(102,94,208);line-height:inherit">Citi</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px">This is like scoring an own goal before starting the game! Or am I wrong? Please explain to me the rationale?</span><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-size:14px"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alihkassim_kepsa-consortium-on-the-us-kenya-fta-activity-6706564288401686528-4zlk">Join the conversation.</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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