美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)在华盛顿特区2014年8月5日美非领导人峰会美非商业论坛发表讲话。
今天下午为期三天的美非领导人峰会华盛顿特区举办，奥巴马总统在美非商业论坛向包括50个非洲领导人发表讲话,此次商业论坛是历史性的,这是美国总统与非洲国家元首和政府首脑举行的前所未有的事件,此次活动是建立在2013年总统的非洲之旅基础上。
此次峰会是一个奥巴马总统展示对非洲政策的机会。他在今天的商业论坛上说,虽然在非洲仍面临许多挑战,疾病,贫穷,暴力,和饥饿,但有许多迹象表明,一个新的非洲市场正在兴起:
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这里有一些世界上增长最快的经济体，不断壮大的中产阶级，包括制造和零售等日益壮大的行业，这里是世界上增长最快的电信市场之一，还有更多吸引了创纪录水平外国投资的政府改革，这里也是是最年轻的和增长最快的地区,拥有一群充满了梦想和野心的年轻。
非洲经历持续增长势头,奥巴马总统明确表示,美国将是其成功道路上的合作伙伴——“一个好伙伴,一个平等的合作伙伴,同样也是一个长期合作伙伴。”
我们看重非洲的不仅仅简简单单是因为其自然资源,我们认识到非洲最伟大的资源是它的人民,其才华和潜力。我们不只为我们增长而从这片土地上提取矿物质;我们想要做的是建立真正的伙伴关系,为我们两洲的人民创造就业和机会,引领下一个非洲增长发展的时代。这是美国提供的那种伙伴关系。
我们已取得了很多进展,奥巴马总统指出:“我很自豪,美国对非洲的出口增长达到纪录水平,这带动了非洲和美国的就业,为美国创造了几十万的就业机会。”
President Obama Speaks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum
August 05, 2014
07:55 PM EDT
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum during the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
This afternoon, President Obama spoke to a crowd that included 50 African leaders, at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C. The Business Forum is part of the historic three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which is the largest event any U.S. President has held with African heads of state and government, and builds on the President's trip to Africa in 2013.
The summit is an opportunity for the President to illustrate his approach to Africa. As he said at today's Business Forum, even as Africa continues to face many challenges — disease, poverty, violence, and hunger — there are many signs that a new Africa is emerging:
Some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. A growing middle class. Expanding sectors like manufacturing and retail. One of the fastest-growing telecommunications markets in the world. More governments are reforming, attracting a record level of foreign investment. It is the youngest and fastest-growing continent, with young people that are full of dreams and ambition.
As Africa experiences continued growth, the President made it clear that America will be a partner in its success — "a good partner, an equal partner, and a partner for the long term."
We don’t look to Africa simply for its natural resources; we recognize Africa for its greatest resource, which is its people and its talents and their potential. We don’t simply want to extract minerals from the ground for our growth; we want to build genuine partnerships that create jobs and opportunity for all our peoples and that unleash the next era of African growth. That’s the kind of partnership America offers.
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And we've made a lot of progress, as the President noted: "I’m proud that American exports to Africa have grown to record levels, supporting jobs in Africa and the United States, including a quarter of a million good American jobs."
