THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release December 19, 2000
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
December 18, 2000
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
I hereby transmit a Proclamation to implement the non-textile/apparel
benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Title I of Public Law
106-200) (AGOA) by expanding the list of products eligible for duty-free
treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program when
imported from beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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