U.S. High-level Delegation is in Addis Ababa to attend AU Summit sideline events

Addis Ababa February 15, 2023 (FBC) – The United States department of state home of the spokesperson disclosed that a High-level U.S. Government Delegation is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

U.S. Department of State in its press release indicated that the delegation in Addis Ababa includes Special Envoy for Global Food Security Cary Fowler, who will join U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Africa Molly Phee, the Special Presidential Representative for U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Implementation Ambassador Johnnie Carson, USAID Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Africa Monde Muyangwa, acting USAID Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau of Resilience and Food Security Dina  Esposito, and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Health Diplomacy John Nkengasong.

The department of state added that the delegation is in Addis Ababa, for meetings with government officials on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit.

According to U.S department of state the delegation will also meet with stakeholders to discuss the global food security crisis, and its disproportionate impact on Africa, as well as to follow up on U.S. commitments made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit.

The department also stated that the delegation will reinforce U.S. commitment to advance food security and highlight the ongoing work through the U.S. government’s Feed the Future initiative, and efforts to scale up work on climate-resilient agriculture and soil health, including upcoming work on the “Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils” (VACS).

By: Yonathan Yoseph