The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), held in conjunction with the 2010 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, took place in Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO from July 25 to August 7, 2010. U.S. missions in sub-Saharan Africa nominated woman to participate in this unique project, which included 34 women entrepreneurs from 34 countries. The women spent much of the first week discussing topics such as U.S. business practices and African access to U.S. markets; integrating African women into the global economy; African export business challenges and solutions; and funding access and commercial expansion in Africa. Special features of the visit included a breakfast at the Capitol hosted by Congresswoman Nita Lowey, a meeting with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama, and a session with Secretary Hillary Clinton.