Transcript: Special Online Briefing - Gayle E. Smith, State Department Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security; and Akunna Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Moderator: I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from across the continent and thank all of you for joining this discussion. Today we are very pleased to be joined by Gayle E. Smith, State Department Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security, and Akunna Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Ms. Smith and Ms. Cook will discuss partnerships and U.S. leadership and contributions in the global effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including the recent U.S. donation of approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to the African Union. We will begin today’s call with opening remarks from Ms. Smith and Ms. Cook, then we will turn to your questions. We will try to get to as many of them as we can during the briefing.
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