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Region:The U.S. and Africa

News
Howard Wolpe Gives Testimony to US Senate Subcommittee on Africa
Howard Wolpe, Director of the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity and Africa Program, gave testimony to a panel of members of the US Senate Subcommittee on Africa.

Woodrow Wilson Awards for Public Service and Corporate Citizenship Presented in South Africa
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars recently presented the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service to South African Finance Minister Trevor A. Manuel and the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship to South African entrepreneur Raymond Ackerman at a dinner in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Distinguished African Scholar Betty Bigombe in the Washington Post
In a new Washington Post multimedia report, former Ugandan government minister Betty Bigombe discusses her involvement in negotiating peace in northern Uganda to end the civil war with the Lord's Resistance Army.

Events
South Africa and United States Relations: A Post-Election Prognosis
Wednesday, June 10 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Moeletsi Mbeki, Deputy Chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA);
Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, Embassy of South Africa;
Ambassador Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs;
The Honorable Mrs. Grace Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa;
Princeton Lyman, Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations;
Lerato D. Mataboge, Trade and Industry Representative, South African Embassy;
Tony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester Trade;
Kevin R. Boyd, Director, Office of Africa, U.S. Department of Commerce;
Witney Schneidman, President, Shneidman & Associates International;
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Preventing and Rebuilding Failed States Amid Global Economic Crisis: What are Realistic Options for U.S. Policy?
Friday, June 05 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Jack Goldstone, George Mason University; Ambassador James Dobbins, RAND Corporation; William Zartman, SAIS; Ken Menkhaus, Davidson College; Sarah Cliffe, World Bank; Charles Call, American University; Gordon Adams, American University; and more.
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Global Drug Trafficking: Africa's Expanding Role
Thursday, May 28 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Antonio Mazzitelli, United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Representative for Central and West Africa;
Bruce Bagley, Professor of International Studies, University of Miami;
Michael Braun, former head of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
Peter Burgess,Counter-narcotics project Officer for US Africa Command (AFRICOM);
Candace Ross,US Africa Command Narcotics Office (AFRICOM);
Victor Cole-Showers, Nigerian Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos
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Can the Obama machine be replicated in Kenya and Africa?
Friday, May 15 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
OSI Public Policy Scholar Maina Kiai discusses the American elections and their implications for elections in Africa.
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Save Darfur Coalition
Sunday, April 19 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hosted by Catherine Wagner Wagner and the Save Darfur Coalition. Please call 202-478-6155 for more details.
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