U.S. International Economic Policy after the Election, The Global South and AGOA

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Official Guests:

  • Senator Chris Coons

  • Congressman Don Beyer

  • Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher

  • Alexandra Whittaker, Chief Counsel, House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee

ALI hosted a robust conversation with Senator Chris Coons (DE) and Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA 8) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX 7) discussing the post-election foreign policy landscape, and implications for U.S. relations with the Global South and AGOA.

The members expressed concerns about the potential impact of the next Administration’s tariff policies on U.S. global engagement and underscored the need for stakeholders to reiterate the importance of economic engagement as soft power as a key tool in America’s foreign policy toolbox, especially in the Global South.

There was agreement on a number of upcoming initiatives, including expanding the International Development Finance Corporation as it comes up for renewal and the possibility of bipartisan reauthorization of AGOA in the next Congress.