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,meeks 7= himself & ,ms4 ,jacobs7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
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matt]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (     
,/ate %all1 subject to ! availability ( 
funds1 ho/ "o ,u4,s4-,africa ,lead]s    
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appropriate1 to /r5g!n ties & promote   
coop]ation ) ,african lead]s1 z well z  
civil society1 bus9ess1 diaspora1 wom51 
& y\? lead]s4  7b7 ,u4,s4-,africa ,city 
,summit 7,m9i ,summit7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate %\ld ho/ "o ,u4,s4-,africa ,city  
,summit 7,m9i ,summit7 e f\r ye>s1 to   
take place two ye>s aft] ! mo/ rec5t    
,u4,s4-,africa ,lead]s ,summit describ$ 
9 subsection 7a71 across cities 9       
,africa or ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or m        

frequ5tly z appropriate1 to promote     
subregional coop]ation & s]ve z a       
cataly/ 9 fo/]+ engagem5t )             
repres5tatives ( gov]nm5t1 civil        
society1 bus9ess1 academia1 y\?1 culture
 & ! arts1 ! ,african diaspora          
community1 & und]repres5t$ gr\ps4  7c7  
,u4,s4-,africa ,lead]s ,summit          
implem5tation unit  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$ to e/abli%
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,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate a ,u4,s4-,africa      
,lead]s ,summit implem5tation unit      
responsible = ov]see+ ! implem5tation ( 
commitm5ts made at summits describ$ 9   
?is section4  7#b7 ,duties ,! duties ( !
 implem5tation unit au?oriz$ by ?is     
subsection %all include-- 7,a7 track+ & 
ensur+ implem5tation ( commitm5ts made  
dur+ ,u4,s4-,africa ,lead]s ,summits2   
7,b7 liais+ ) int]ag5cy p>tn]s & !      
,national ,security ,c\ncil reg>d+      
implem5tation ( summit commitm5ts2  7,c7
 facilitat+ meet+s & engagem5t ( !      
,presid5t's ,advisory ,c\ncil on        

,african ,diaspora ,engagem5t2 &  7,d7  
report+ qu>t]ly on a public website ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate reg>d+ progress to    
accompli% summit commitm5ts & /atus (   
commitm5ts across ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies4