Their possibilities, the skys the limit. It is limitless. There is no reason the nation of africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the worlds most prosperous nations in the nearterm, in the decades ahead. There is simply no reason. As we look to the future to try to help realize that vision, the question is no longer, when i got here as a young man on the Senate Foreign relations committee, the question was always what can we do for africa . That is no longer the question. It is what can we do with africa. Not what can we do for africa. What can we do together . And i mean that. And the president means it as well. There is a significant opportunity for the United States and africa to do more that benefit both of our communities. This is americas economic selfinterest. Billion in u. S. Exports to quarterlready support a of a million american jobs here in the united dates. States. African consumers are spending 1. 3 trillion, and that is projected to double by the year 2030. Time,