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Assign value from app.config file

I have a file dialog method in my code to which I pass a value using a parameter called ImportPath. I want to assign this value in the app.config file which you can see below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <setting name="ImportPath" serializeAs="String">
    <value>C:\GPShares\Import</value>
  </setting>
</configuration>

Here is the code:

            openFileDialog1.Title = "Select Arrests csv file to scrub";
            openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = ImportPath;
            openFileDialog1.Filter = "Excel files (*.xls)|*.xls|Excel files (*.xlsx)|*.xlsx|All files (*.*)|*.*";
            openFileDialog1.FileName = "";
            openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1;
            openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;

The problem is the value for ImportPath is always blank. What is the proper technique to retrieve the value for ImportPath?
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Thanks.