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Date: 03/27/2013 Description: Official portrait: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources - State Dept Image

Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield leads the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, the division in the Department focused on the development and management of U.S. policy concerning the continent. There are four pillars that serve as the foundation of U.S. policy toward Africa.

1) Strengthening Democratic Institutions;
2) Supporting African economic growth and development;
3) Advancing Peace and Security;
4) Promoting Opportunity and Development.

Read the full description of the pillars here: U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa.

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U.S. Government Response to the Ebola Virus

USAID leads the U.S. Government's response to the West Africa Ebola outbreak. Our priority is combating and containing the virus at its source. USAID» More»

The State Department, the Paul G. Allen Ebola Program and MRIGlobal unveiled first of-their-kind biocontainment units at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA. This unique public-private partnership brought together diverse resources and advanced thinking to develop the next generation of biocontainment, greatly improving U.S. medevac capability and better preparing us for global health threats in the future. DipNote»

Travel to Rwanda

Date: 10/13/2016 Description: U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Erica Barks-Ruggles introduces Secretary Kerry to Office of the Rwandan President Director Emmanuel Hategeka at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, Rwanda. - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry travels to Kigali, Rwanda, from October 13-14, 2016, to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and others in striving to achieve U.S. climate and environmental goals at the upcoming Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. More» Trip Page»

Travel to Nigeria

Date: 08/24/2016 Description: Secretary Kerry Greets Staffers From U.S. Embassy Abuja - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry (Aug. 23): "So there’s so much on the table here. This is a country that has enormous capacity, enormous potential, and we want to help tap into it. I go to a lot of countries; I’ve traveled to more than 80-some countries." Full Text» Trip Page»

Countering Violent Extremism

Date: 08/23/2016 Description: Secretary Kerry Delivers a Speech in Sokoto, Nigeria on Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Good Governance - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry (Aug. 23): "So make no mistake: We do not have to be the prisoners of this violent extremism. It can be eliminated. No one anywhere has to live, or should have to live, among this evil. And it is evil." Full Text» Trip Page»

Young African Leaders Initiative

Date: 08/22/2016 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: Secretary of State John Kerry shares a laugh with a group of 50 Kenyan Young African Leader Initiative Mandela Washington Fellows and graduates of the YALI Regional Leadership Center for East Africa - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry (Aug. 22): "You’ve got to be willing to hear the word “no” probably not just 20 times, maybe a hundred ... but ultimately, you just break through. And that’s why you’re part of YALI, because you have the spirit and determination to go make that happen." Full Text» Trip Page»


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