IVLP Participant Speaks with USAU Staff
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant Mr. Jacques Mukwende visited the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) to brief USAU Public Diplomacy Officer Jasmine White and USAID Liaison Officer Glenn Rogers on his visit to the United States.
International Information Programs Officer Visits USAU
From September 11-14, 2012, International Information Programs (IIP) Officer Charles (Chuck) Corey visited U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) for informational meetings and engagement with key contacts in Ethiopia and the African Union (AU). Mr. Corey’s visit also allowed him the opportunity to assess the overall impact of U.S. public diplomacy (PD) communications efforts in the region.
Ambassador Battle Discusses EGI Project
On August 15, 2012, U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Michael Battle met with Mr. Samuel M. Gebru, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Global Initiative (EGI), for a brief discussion on U.S. policy on Africa and Ethiopia.
YAL Participants Speak with USAU PD Officer
On August 1, 2012 recent Young African Leaders (YAL) Innovation Summit participants Ms. Addisalem Tsefaye and Mr. Kenneth Oliko visited the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) to brief USAU Public Diplomacy Officer Jasmine White on their experiences during their visit to the United States.
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International Youth Day
In celebration of International Youth Day, the U.S. Secretary of State’s new Special Adviser on Global Youth Issues, Zeenat Rahman will discuss the importance of U.S. engagement with youth, youth as drivers of innovation, and opportunities for furthering partnerships with youth, before taking questions from Alumni of U.S. Government exchange programs.
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USAU Ambassador Michael Battle holds Media Round Table at Africa Regional Services
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Young African Leaders Initiative
On June 13, Secretary Hilary Clinton will welcome more than 60 young African leaders to the Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership with Young African Leaders, a three-week professional development program sponsored by the U.S. government in collaboration with implementing partner, Meridian International Center. On June 14, Under Secretary of Political Affairs Wendy Sherman opens the program at the Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. This program is part of the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative, the Obama Administration’s long-term program to engage Africa’s young leaders who are actively promoting positive change in their communities. The President’s Initiative, which began with President Obama’s Forum with Young African Leaders in 2010, has included more than 2,000 U.S government-sponsored programs for young leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to the First Lady’s Young African Women Leaders Forum, held in South Africa in June 2011.
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Secretary Clinton’s Global Town Hall with Civil Society
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Free Amazing Ocean App
The Amazing Ocean Mobile App is a pilot collaboration project between the Smithsonian Institution and the State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs. The visually exciting mobile app engages young international publics with Smithsonian content that is otherwise unavailable to them.
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USA Pavilion 2012
The USA Pavilion will share the voices and hopes of the American people with our friends and partners in Korea and around the globe. Joining more than 100 countries and eight international organizations, the USA Pavilion 2012 will build on the overall theme of “The Living Ocean and Coast,” and the broad impact it has on the economy, environment, and the global community.
Headlines from the Mission
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USAU Welcomes Deputy Chief of Mission Wallace Bain to Addis
On August 1, 2012, Wallace R. Bain joined the United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) as Deputy Chief of Mission.
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Assistant Secretary Carson visits AU Summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson led the U.S. delegation to the July 2012 African Union (AU) Summit held in Addis Ababa from July 9-16.
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Ambassador Battle’s Remarks at Joint USAU and Embassy Addis Ababa Iftar Dinner
On August 14, 2012 U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Michael Battle and Embassy Addis Ababa Charge d’ Affaires Molly Phee hosted a joint Iftar dinner for Muslim friends and colleagues from the Ethiopian community as well as the African Union (AU) and the African Diplomatic Corps.
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Clinton on U.S.–South Africa Partnership
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Remarks On the United States - South Africa Partnership: Going Global August 8, 2012.
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Ambassador Battle Talks to French Journalists
On April 26, 2012 U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Michael Battle spoke with French journalists during his visit to Paris to participate in the African Partnership Forum. The Ambassador discussed U.S. engagement with the African Union, the crisis between Sudan and South Sudan, and the situations in Mali and Guinea-Bissau following the destabilizing coups in both countries.
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Ambassador Michael Battle Interviews with Africa Unbound
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – On April 21, an interview with United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Michael Battle and Africa Unbound founder Rahel Kassahun will air in Ethiopia and several neighboring countries. During the interview, the two discussed the similarities between the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Arab Uprising of 2011.
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Secretary Clinton presented Mr. Janneh with letters of accreditation
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Abdoulie Janneh. Secretary Clinton presented Mr. Janneh with letters of accreditation, officially designating the U.S. Ambassador to the AU, Michael A. Battle, as a Permanent Representative to UNECA with observer status.
