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Africa: Senior State Department Officials Previewing Secretary Tillerson's Travel to Africa
State Department, 3 March 2018
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you very much for joining us for today's teleconference. Today we will have senior State Department officials previewing the… Read more »
Secretary of State Tillerson to Visit Five African Capitals
On his first official trip to Africa, Secretary Rex Tillerson will meet with leadership in each country, as well as the leadership of the African Union Commission based in Addis Ababa, to discuss terrorism, peace and security, good governance, and trade and investment.
Official portrait of United States Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson.
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