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JEFFERSON, WILLIAM JENNINGS, Democratic Party
Louisiana

Total number of trips - 14
Total cost of trips - $107,928.73

Average cost per trip - $7,709.20
Total number of days spent traveling - 75 days
Rank of representative - 32 (Out of 638)

Individual trips

Sponsor(s) - Shaw Group
Dates - November 8, 2000 - November 15, 2000 (8 days)
Location(s) - Nigeria - Equatorial Guinea - Sao Tome and Principe

Purpose - fact finding economic development & trade mission
Notes - meal costs included in lodging

Travel Cost - $6,597.20
Lodging Cost - $275.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $6,872.20

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry & Manpower
Dates - April 6, 2001 - April 15, 2001 (10 days)
Location(s) - Botswana

Purpose - CODEL investigating AGOA implementation; anti-AIDS initiatives and diamond industry in Botswana
Notes - Child Jelani Jefferson

Travel Cost - $17,794.62
Lodging Cost - $2,258.71
Meal Cost - $700.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $20,753.33

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - American International Group, Connell Company
Dates - July 9, 2001 - July 10, 2001 (2 days)
Location(s) - New York, NY - Berkeley Heights, NJ

Purpose - To make two speeches on U.S. Trade Agenda before House Ways & Means Committee
Notes - Trans paid by Connell, lodging paid by AIG

Travel Cost - $240.75
Lodging Cost - $272.59
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $513.34

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Dates - April 19, 2002 - April 19, 2002 (1 days)
Location(s) - Leesburg, VA

Purpose - congressional retreat
Notes -

Travel Cost - $30.40
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost - $30.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $60.40

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Stolt Globestar, TDC Overseas Ltd, George Stevens Resources
Dates - February 16, 2003 - February 24, 2003 (9 days)
Location(s) - Lagos, Nigeria - Abuja, Nigeria

Purpose - Review of US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Projects/ Briefing on Nigerian elections
Notes -

Travel Cost - $9,268.04
Lodging Cost - $5,270.79
Meal Cost - $1,000.00
Other Cost - $400.00
Total Cost - $15,938.83

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Dates - October 24, 2003 - October 26, 2003 (3 days)
Location(s) - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Purpose - Tri-Caucus Retreat in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Hispanic, Asian and Congressional Black Caucus)
Notes - Spouse Andrea Jefferson accompanied

Travel Cost -
Lodging Cost - $549.70
Meal Cost - $685.06
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,234.76

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department
Dates - February 24, 2005 - February 27, 2005 (4 days)
Location(s) - Las Vegas, NV

Purpose - Attend Maritime Trades Department Executive Board meeting and give speech on legislation affecting Maritime industry
Notes - New Orleans, LA - Las Vegas - New Orleans, LA Including spouse

Travel Cost - $1,516.80
Lodging Cost - $800.00
Meal Cost - $800.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $3,116.80

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Wachovia, Heckerling Institute
Dates - January 12, 2005 - January 13, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Miami, FL

Purpose - Participate and speak at the 39th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate planning
Notes - Washington, DC - Miami - New Orleans, LA

Travel Cost - $1,320.99
Lodging Cost - $303.99
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,624.98

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Arab American Chamber of Commerce
Dates - March 19, 2005 - March 25, 2005 (7 days)
Location(s) - Egypt

Purpose - CRC CODEL to Egypt for meetings with government officials on trade policy and foreign relations policy
Notes - WDC - Egypt only one way Including spouse

Travel Cost - $10,860.00
Lodging Cost - $1,654.00
Meal Cost - $800.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $13,314.00

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Islamic Free Market Institute, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dates - March 28, 2005 - March 30, 2005 (3 days)
Location(s) - Doha, Qatar

Purpose - Participate in fifth annual forum on Democracy and Free Trade in Doha, Qatar
Notes - Cairo - UAE - Qatar - New Orleans, LA Including spouse

Travel Cost - $9,253.50
Lodging Cost - $650.00
Meal Cost - $400.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $10,303.50

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Project Consulting Services, Verizon, iGate Inc, Leth Energy Inc
Dates - February 15, 2004 - February 22, 2004 (8 days)
Location(s) - Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - Yaounde, Cameroon - Douala, Cameroon - Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Sao Tome and Principe

Purpose - In his capacity as co-chair of Congressional Nigeria Caucus & Africa Trade & Investment Caucus; Rep Jefferson led a business delegation to West Africa to explore general investment opportunities & AGOA (African Growth & Opportunity Act)
Notes - Washington, DC - Abua, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - Yaounde, Cameroon - Douala, Cameroon - Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Sao Tome and Principe - Lagos, Nigeria - Washington, DC

Travel Cost - $14,843.00
Lodging Cost - $1,020.00
Meal Cost - $450.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $16,313.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - US Brazil Business Council
Dates - April 11, 2004 - April 18, 2004 (8 days)
Location(s) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brasilia, Brazil - El Salvador

Purpose - Fact finding mission focused on increasing opportunities for African-American companies in Brazil through trade and partnerships with Afro-Brazilian business / Participation in African-American/Afro-Brazilian Business Summit
Notes - New Orleans - Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo - Brasilia - Salvador - New Orleans

Travel Cost - $7,419.50
Lodging Cost - $738.00
Meal Cost - $261.24
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $8,418.74

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Win Win Strategies Foundation
Dates - July 6, 2005 - July 11, 2005 (6 days)
Location(s) - Accra, Ghana

Purpose - Education and business development
Notes - Washington, DC - London - Accra, Ghana / Accra, Ghana - London - Washington, DC

Travel Cost - $6,849.67
Lodging Cost - $2,398.18
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $9,247.85

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Institute
Dates - August 11, 2005 - August 14, 2005 (4 days)
Location(s) - Memphis, TN

Purpose - Share views on issues on healthcare and education pertaining to African Americans
Notes - Houston, TX - Memphis, TN - New Orleans, LA Including spouse

Travel Cost -
Lodging Cost - $118.00
Meal Cost - $99.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $217.00

Additional family members - Yes