Members of Congress host forum to strengthen economic ties between the U.S., Africa and Caribbean nations

U.S. Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.-20), Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.-1), Troy Carter (D-La.-2), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-37), Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), bankers, business leaders and academics hosted a forum titled, “The Rise of Global Africa: Forging a New U.S. Economic Partnership with Africa and the Caribbean,” at the U.S. Capitol’s Visitor Center.