Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Department of State
Washington, DC
June 22, 2016
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda
Thomas-Greenfield will travel to Uganda, Zambia, Botswana, and Malawi,
June 23-July 1. In Uganda, June 23-24, she will have meetings with
government officials, civil society representatives, and youth leaders.
On June 26, Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield will begin a visit
to Zambia, Botswana, and Malawi focused on the recognition and
consolidation of democratic gains in the region. She will be accompanied
in these three countries by Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, Deputy to
the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, United States Africa
Command.
In each of these countries, Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield will
meet with government officials and civil society representatives.
Additionally, in Zambia, she will meet with a group of Mandela
Washington Fellows from President Obama’s Young African Leaders
Initiative and will visit U.S.-trained Zambian peacekeeping troops who
have served in the Central African Republic. In Botswana, she will
launch a U.S. government innovation grant to a youth NGO focused on
civic education. In Malawi, she will meet with Malawi Defense Forces
representatives to discuss military cooperation.
Be sure to follow the Assistant Secretary on Twitter @StateAfrica for more updates throughout her trip.
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