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Africa: What's the Game Plan for U.S.-Africa Summit? - Thomas-Greenfield
allAfrica, 26 July 2014
Since President Obama invited African heads of state and government to the United States for summit during his Africa visit last year, administration officials have been scrambling… Read more »
What's the Game Plan for the U.S.-Africa Summit?
President Obama will be spending 'quality time' with some 50 African heads-of-state and government expected to participate in the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC in early August. Obama announced the meeting in Cape Town last year "to help launch a new chapter in U.S.-African relations." According to Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield, American officials are expecting actionable outcomes, including investment deals, from the busy week of official and related events.
U.S. Assistant Secretaries Evan Ryan (Education) and Linda Thomas-Greenfield (Africa) Meet With Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI participants) in Washington.
Dancers greet President Obama and President Kikwete in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2013.
U.S. Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield with Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chicoti during a visit to Luanda in April.
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31 July 2014
Susan E. Rice: Previewing the U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit
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United States national security Advisor Susan E. Rice previews the first-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit where President Obama will welcome nearly 50 ... see more »
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How can the Obama administration ensure a successful outcome for the first U.S.-Africa Summit, which will take place in early August? Former U.S. Ambassador Robin Sanders wants ... Read more »
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Africa: African Union Official Anticipates Stronger Ties At U.S-Africa Summit
VOA, 21 July 2014
A senior official of the African Union said next month's US-Africa Summit in Washington should provide Africa and the United States an opportunity to enter into a strategic… Read more »
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Africa: Thomas-Greenfield Likely Choice for Assistant Secretary
allAfrica, 10 May 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a widely respected career Foreign Service officer, to the department's top Africa post, sources have… Read more »
InFocus
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During a town hall Monday with 500 young African leaders, President Obama announced the expansion of his Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the renaming of Read more »
