Africa: Clinton to Women - "We Have Faith in You"

press release

Washington — "We have faith in you, and we have faith in Africa, but we think Africa will grow more sustainably if women are full partners in that growth," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a group of women entrepreneurs from 36 African nations at a luncheon in their honor October 3.

The luncheon was a highlight of the second African Women's Entrepreneurship Exchange Program (AWEP), which brought 40 business owners to the United States for three weeks of professional development training and the opportunity to interact with American business executives and policymakers.

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