Workshop on Developing Effective Strategic Trade Controls in Kenya
The US Department of State's EXBS Program sponsored a 2-day workshop in support of the U.S.-Kenya Security Governance Initiative (SGI). The workshop focused on drafting 'comprehensive trade management legislation, a proposed Strategic Trade Management Act (STMA), dual-use technology, and conventional weapons.' Participants included representatives of Kenya's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosives (CBRNe) Strategic Trade Controls (STC) Sub-Committee as well as legal and regulatory experts from the United States.
The US Government's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program has partnered with Kenya since 2004. The August 2015 Workshop was a follow-up to a Legal-Regulatory workshop held in May 2015 and represents 'the continuation of consultations on the drafting of Strategic Trade Control (STC) laws for the implementation of a strategic trade control system as obligated in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
U.S. Embassy – Nairobi
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U.S. Department of State
Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program
EXBS Advisor Program
Lawrence Springer, Team Leader for Advisor Management
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E: SpringerLT@state.gov