Dear: ......
Re: Invitation to Join a
Trade Delegation To Ghana
I am hereby extending a invitation to you and/or your
immediate staff to participate as a member of a distinguished and influential
delegation of business leaders and CEOs of major companies within the Wyandotte
County, Kansas and our neighbors in the State of Missouri to accompany me
together with Mayor Emanuel Cleaver and Chairman Peter A. Sam who are leading
the Trade and Humanitarian Mission to Ghana. This Mission is a first of an annual
Trade Mission to different African countries especially those that are emerging
markets.
We at Wyandotte County have joined the City of Kansas
City, Missouri in collaboration with the African Environmental Research
Consulting Group (AERCG) a non-profit organization under the leadership of
Chairman, Peter A. Sam a native of Ghana in this unprecedented initiative.
Also, we are privileged to have various governmental entities supporting this
effort by AERCG and Mayor Emmanuel Cleaver. These include but not limited to:
The State of Missouri Department of Economic Development, the US Commerce
Department and the Greater Kansas City
Chambers of Commerce and the Kansas City Chambers of Commerce.
The AERCG have layed the foundation for us to explore
over thirty (30) potential “real” business opportunities (procurements,
investments and export ) in Ghana. These “real” projects have been made possible from advance
preparation made by the AERCG in close contacts and communications with
officials of the Ghanaian government and the private business sector in Ghana
over the last six months. These “real” business opportunities are available
for your review before the Mission which is scheduled for March 8 through March
18, 1998.
The nation of Ghana has being identified by leading
world analyst including the World Bank as a major emerging market in Africa.
The country of Ghana has a stable democratic government and very sound
diplomatic and trade relations with the United States and modernized
infrastructures. Ghana like several emerging countries in Africa are seeking to
increase the flow of direct investment and has sought to provide adequate
protection under the law (Ghana Investment Promotion Act of 1995) to foreign
investors.
Your business can improve its bottom line in ways and
amounts that you never imagined. If your
company is considering participating in export markets, but it has not yet determined which markets have the
lowest cost entry barriers and excellent potential for your products, goods or
services, then you should consider an emerging market. Your company should pursue the vast
opportunities currently available in Ghana, West Africa.
There are immediate export and investment opportunities
in the financial services, telecommunications, construction, transportation,
energy, health care, tourism, consumer
goods and technology sectors in which your company may participate .
The leading business persons and highest ranking
Ghanaian government officials including Parliamentarians and private in-country
company CEOs will welcome a distinguished group of business persons from the
metropolitan Kansas City area on arrival on March 9 through the 17, 1998 to
discuss immediate opportunities in Ghana.
There will be a Trade Seminar and Round-Table conference for the
delegates in Ghana. Your Company is hereby cordially invited to be part of
this group. In addition to meeting
sophisticated Ghanaian business persons and the government officials
responsible for the purchasing of goods and services and the approval of
investment for your area of interest, you will hear presentations from lending
institutions and learn about the
international financial institutions available to provide export and investment
support.
As we enter the next millennium and the world moves
towards globaliztion, our City and State will benefit from sound trade and
commerce with emerging markets in Africa, therefore, I cordially invite you to
join me in this trade mission.
In order to have all the travel reservations made for
our chartered airplane, please let me know of you participation no later than
Feburary 10, 1998 or you may directly contact Ms. Ruby Barnes, Vice President
of Marketing, AERCG at 816/861-6186 to secure your reservation which includes a
five (5) star hotel accommodation, ground transportation and the airfare which
amounts to a mere $2,600 US dollars.
I hope you will accept my personal invitation to join me
in this important trade Mission.
Sincerely
yours,
Nathan
Barnes
Commisioner,
District 1