The US government this week announced the first cohort of members serving on the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement.
US President Joe Biden poses with African leaders during the US – Africa Leaders Summit on December 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.
The US government this week announced the first cohort of members serving on the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement, a signature promise of Joe Biden’s 2022 US-Africa Leader’s Summit.in Washington – the first since 2014 – the State Department’s top official for the continent received a phone call from one of the invitees.
“That was really terrific,” the caller told Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee. “Just don’t wait another eight years.” With that message in mind, US officials got to work trying to figure how to keep the continent top of mind despite the vagaries of shifting politics and time-consuming crises. This week they unveiled a new panel to leverage what Washington considers to be one of their best tools in the battle for influence in Africa:Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
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