# US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell says the country’s removal from the African Growth and Opportunity Act was a “predictable and preventable” consequence of government policies. US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer says the South African government has engaged in practices that are inconsistent with AGOA’s eligibility criteria. Bozell says he remains hopeful that the two countries can find a path forward to address larger bilateral concerns, but the government must understand the gravity of the situation. South Africa accounts for 54-percent of all AGOA-related exports to the US.
US Ambassador Bozell says South Africa’s AGOA removal was ‘predictable and preventable’