AINDA SOBRE O NOSSO CHURRASCO...

Perhaps the people in Luanda considered Nando's SA Grilled Chicken to be a cheap imposter of the famed Angolan original 'O Nosso Churrasco' and that's why the restaurant didn't stand a chance. I'd love to try it out myself, in person, in Angola or South Africa.

Here's an idea:

The Angolan Foreign Minister, Assunção Afonso dos Anjos, was in Washington D.C. this week meeting with key members of the Obama administration to discuss among other things bilateral trade and development. On the 16th anniversary of US-Angolan bilateral relations, US Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk signed the US-Angolan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the Angolan Foreign Minister. The agreement seeks to help Angola diversify its trade with the United States away from Angola's over-dependence upon petroleum exports (presently about $4 billion/year to the US). Did you know that Angola, Nigeria, and Algeria supply more than 90% of the liquified natural gas consumed on the US East Coast? Yikes, that's dangerous! This of course is why I am visiting you today my dear, to pass along that bit of news in case you somehow missed it.

So what some smart and eager young entrepreneurs in Luanda need to do is figure out how to sell Angola's famous grilled chicken 'O Nosso Churassco' in the United States under the new trade agreement. Who knows, they may become very successful and put Kentucky Fried Chicken out of business or at least cut deeply into their market share. We LOVE chicken in the U.S.A.

You can read more about it over at the America.gov website (click on the Africa subheading) and read the article 'High-Level Engagement with Africa has Started' May 22, 2009. Also have a look at Ambassador Ron Kirk's profile over at the United States Trade Representative website. Ron Kirk is the former Mayor of Dallas, Texas and (oh my gosh), yep, he's black like you and me.

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Perhaps the people in Luanda considered Nando's SA Grilled Chicken to be a cheap imposter of the famed Angolan original 'O Nosso Churrasco' and that's why the restaurant didn't stand a chance. I'd love to try it out myself, in person, in Angola or South Africa.

Here's an idea:

The Angolan Foreign Minister, Assunção Afonso dos Anjos, was in Washington D.C. this week meeting with key members of the Obama administration to discuss among other things bilateral trade and development. On the 16th anniversary of US-Angolan bilateral relations, US Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk signed the US-Angolan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the Angolan Foreign Minister. The agreement seeks to help Angola diversify its trade with the United States away from Angola's over-dependence upon petroleum exports (presently about $4 billion/year to the US). Did you know that Angola, Nigeria, and Algeria supply more than 90% of the liquified natural gas consumed on the US East Coast? Yikes, that's dangerous! This of course is why I am visiting you today my dear, to pass along that bit of news in case you somehow missed it.

So what some smart and eager young entrepreneurs in Luanda need to do is figure out how to sell Angola's famous grilled chicken 'O Nosso Churassco' in the United States under the new trade agreement. Who knows, they may become very successful and put Kentucky Fried Chicken out of business or at least cut deeply into their market share. We LOVE chicken in the U.S.A.

You can read more about it over at the America.gov website (click on the Africa subheading) and read the article 'High-Level Engagement with Africa has Started' May 22, 2009. Also have a look at Ambassador Ron Kirk's profile over at the United States Trade Representative website. Ron Kirk is the former Mayor of Dallas, Texas and (oh my gosh), yep, he's black like you and me.

{Comment by BRE here}