John Rogers at the US-Africa Leaders Summit Welcome Dinner
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12-Dec-2022
JOHN ROGERS SPEAKS AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL WELCOME DINNER FOR THE US-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT - Atlantic Council Chairman John F.W. Rogers delivered the opening speech at the Atlantic Council’s US-Africa Leaders Summit Welcome Dinner on December 12, 2022. African Heads of Delegation, led by H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal and Chair of the African Union, and including nine Presidents and one Prime Minister, were hosted alongside Congressional members, Administration officials, diaspora, and high-level business and finance executives from across America and Africa. The dinner underscored the Atlantic Council’s strong commitment to demonstrating Africa’s vast potential as a strategic and economic partner and served to foster relationships and to pave the way for private sector development on the continent.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 12/12/2022
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