Establishing the President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States, 77459-77461 [2022-27585]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 77459-77461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27585]




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Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 242 / Monday, December 19, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 14089 of December 13, 2022

                
Establishing the President's Advisory Council on 
                African Diaspora Engagement in the United States

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to strengthen the dialogue 
                between United States officials and the African 
                Diaspora by elevating engagement through collaboration, 
                partnership, and community-building among the United 
                States, Africa, and other nations globally, it is 
                hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. The United States has a longstanding 
                commitment to engagement with the African Diaspora--
                people of native African origin living outside the 
                African continent, and who have been collectively 
                described as constituting the sixth region of the 
                African Union. The African Diaspora in the United 
                States is a source of strength, and encompasses African 
                Americans--including descendants of enslaved Africans--
                and nearly two million African immigrants who have 
                close familial, social, and economic connections to the 
                African continent. African Americans have been 
                foundational to strengthening United States-Africa 
                relations and in shaping United States foreign policy 
                toward Africa--including by actively advocating on the 
                African continent's behalf, even as they struggled for 
                civil rights in the United States. The African 
                immigrant community continues to make significant 
                contributions to America's growth and prosperity. The 
                United States Government encourages efforts to advance 
                equity and opportunity for the African Diaspora in the 
                United States, and will continue to encourage efforts 
                to strengthen cultural, social, political, and economic 
                ties between African communities, the global African 
                Diaspora, and the United States.

                In August 2022, my Administration released the U.S. 
                Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which outlines our 
                foreign policy objectives to bolster relations with 
                African nations, listen to diverse local voices, and 
                widen the circle of engagement to advance our strategic 
                objectives for the benefit of both Africans and 
                Americans.

                Sec. 2. Establishment of the President's Advisory 
                Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United 
                States. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the 
                Secretary of State shall establish the President's 
                Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the 
                United States (Advisory Council) within the Department 
                of State.

                Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Advisory Council shall 
                consist of not more than 12 members, appointed by the 
                Secretary of State, who are representatives of and 
                reflect the diversity of the African Diaspora from 
                African American and African immigrant communities, 
                including individuals who have distinguished themselves 
                in government, sports, creative industries, business, 
                academia, social work, and faith-based activities. 
                Appointments to the Advisory Council shall be made 
                without regard to political affiliation.

                    (b) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve for 
                2-year terms without compensation or reimbursement.
                    (c) The Secretary of State shall designate one of 
                the members of the Advisory Council to serve as Chair.
                    (d) The Secretary of State shall designate a senior 
                officer or employee of the Department of State to serve 
                as Executive Director of the Advisory Council.

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                Sec. 4. Functions. (a) The Advisory Council shall 
                advise the President, through the Secretary of State, 
                and then through the Assistant to the President for 
                National Security Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to 
                the President for Domestic Policy (APDP), on 
                strengthening connections between the United States 
                Government and the African Diaspora in the United 
                States, as described in the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-
                Saharan Africa.

                    (b) In providing the advice described in subsection 
                (a) of this section, the Advisory Council shall provide 
                information, analysis, and recommendations that address 
                the following, in addition to other topics deemed 
                relevant by the Secretary of State, in coordination 
                with the APNSA and the APDP:

(i) strategies to advance equity and opportunity for African Diaspora 
communities, including through efforts coordinated by the Domestic Policy 
Council under Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial 
Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal 
Government);

(ii) ways to support the United Nations' Permanent Forum on People of 
African Descent;

(iii) programs and initiatives to strengthen cultural, social, political, 
and economic ties between African communities, the global African Diaspora, 
and the United States, such as the Young African Leaders Initiative, and 
address challenges and opportunities to advance inclusion, belonging, and 
public awareness of the diversity, accomplishments, culture, and history of 
the African Diaspora;

(iv) programs and initiatives, such as the International Visitor Leadership 
Program, to expand educational exchange programs between Africa and the 
United States;

(v) programs and initiatives to increase public- and private-sector 
collaboration and community involvement in improving the socioeconomic 
well-being of African Diaspora communities; and

(vi) programs and initiatives, such as Prosper Africa, to increase 
participation of members of the African Diaspora in the United States with 
regard to trade, investment, economic growth, and development programs 
relating to Africa.

                Sec. 5. Administration. (a) The Department of State 
                shall provide funding and administrative support for 
                the Advisory Council, to the extent permitted by law 
                and within existing appropriations.

                    (b) The Advisory Council shall meet in plenary 
                session on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, or more 
                frequently as necessary.

                Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the 
                ``Act''), may apply to the Advisory Council, any 
                functions of the President under the Act, except for 
                those in section 6 of the Act, shall be performed by 
                the Secretary of State in accordance with the 
                guidelines issued by the Administrator of General 
                Services.

                    (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to 
                impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (c) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (d) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    December 13, 2022.

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