Meet ACT
ACT's headquarters are in Washington, D.C., where its affairs are directed by President Paul Ryberg. Mr. Ryberg is also a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Ryberg and Smith, L.L.C., where his practice focuses on international trade law, including extensive experience in U.S.-Africa trade for more than 30 years. Mr. Ryberg's law practice also includes advising clients on textile and apparel trade, agricultural trade (including sugar in particular), Customs issues affecting a variety of products and import programs, and lobbying Congress on trade legislation. ACT and its members benefit from Mr. Ryberg's extensive experience in trade law issues affecting Africa.
In addition, Mr. Ryberg has served as the President of the Mauritius-U.S. Business Association, Inc. (MUSBA), a bilateral chamber of commerce between the private sectors in Mauritius and the United States. Mr. Ryberg has also served on the Board of Directors of the Corporate Council on Africa.
Mr. Ryberg has been a featured speaker or expert panelist at numerous conferences and seminars on international trade law, including in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Hong Kong, Korea, Madagascar, Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa and Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Zambia.
ACT also maintains an office in Mauritius to serve as a liaison with its members in Africa. ACT's office in Mauritius is headed up by Mr. Maurice Vigier de Latour, former Chairman of the Mauritius Export Processing Zone Association. Mr. de Latour is also a member of the ACT Board of Directors. Mr. de Latour is widely recognized as an expert on apparel manufacturing and exports from Africa to the United States.
For more information on ACT, please contact Mr. Paul Ryberg, President of ACT.
In addition, Mr. Ryberg has served as the President of the Mauritius-U.S. Business Association, Inc. (MUSBA), a bilateral chamber of commerce between the private sectors in Mauritius and the United States. Mr. Ryberg has also served on the Board of Directors of the Corporate Council on Africa.
Mr. Ryberg has been a featured speaker or expert panelist at numerous conferences and seminars on international trade law, including in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Fiji, Ghana, Hong Kong, Korea, Madagascar, Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa and Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Zambia.
ACT also maintains an office in Mauritius to serve as a liaison with its members in Africa. ACT's office in Mauritius is headed up by Mr. Maurice Vigier de Latour, former Chairman of the Mauritius Export Processing Zone Association. Mr. de Latour is also a member of the ACT Board of Directors. Mr. de Latour is widely recognized as an expert on apparel manufacturing and exports from Africa to the United States.
For more information on ACT, please contact Mr. Paul Ryberg, President of ACT.