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Africa: Interview - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright
VOA, 9 March 2023
Editor's note: Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, gave an interview to Carol Castiel of VOA's English to Africa Service on the "Press Conference… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Foreign Aid Agency Continues to Invest in Africa
VOA, 16 February 2023
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Africa: Remarks by CEO Alice Albright at the Corporate Council for U.S.-Africa Business Summit
USMCC, 20 July 2022
I am delighted to be heading the U.S. Delegation to the 14th annual U.S.- Africa Business Summit, where I am joined by senior leaders from across the U.S. Government. Read more »
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Prosper Africa, 19 July 2022
Hon. Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), will lead the U.S. Prosper Africa delegation to the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, July 19-22. The event is… Read more »
Grant-Making Agency Chief Discusses Growing U.S.-Africa Relations
Efforts to strengthen U.S.-Africa relations are in motion, with plans for several high-level delegations to visit the continent, following the December 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Alice Albright who is chairperson of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, established by the U.S. government in 2004, discussed with Carol Castiel of Voice of America, the organization's role in several African countries and its future goals.
Albright mentioned several areas of interest, including U.S. President Joe Biden's increased focus on the continent and the creation of a regional power integration compact that will "map the geographic footprint of the West African power pool".
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Alice Albright, left, the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) gave an interview to VOA English to Africa Service’s Carol Castiel on the “Press Conference USA” radio programme on March 7, 2023, at headquarters in Washington.
