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Bureau of African Affairs

The Bureau of African Affairs, headed by  Constance Berry Newman, advises the Secretary and guides the operation of the U.S. diplomatic establishment in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Former Assistant Administrator for Africa of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Ms. Newman was sworn in on June 24, 2004.  She has extensive experience managing public and private organizations as well as international experience throughout the world. [more]

We hope you find this page interesting and informative.  For accredited news media requesting assistance relating to U.S. foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa, please contact the Bureau of African Affairs' Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at (202) 647-6609 or e-mail us at afpastaff@state.gov.  For Congressional inquiries, please contact the Bureau of African Affairs' Congressional Affairs Officer at (202) 647-6480.  

Nairobi, Kenya - August 6,   Amb. William Bellamy lays wreath at new memorial to commemorate the 1998 bombing

Nairobi, Kenya - August 6:
Ambassador William Bellamy lays wreath at new memorial to commemorate the 1998 bombing of American Embassy Nairobi. The new Chancery is in the background.  Remarks by Ambassador Bellamy and FSN Mary Ofisi.

--  Office of Public Affairs (AF/PA)

  
Highlights
U.S. Air Forces in Europe advance team members make final preparations aboard a KC-135 aircraft before take-off from RAF Mildenhall, U.K. earlier today.  Approximately 30 U.S. Air Forces in Europe members left for Kigali, Rwanda, earlier today to begin preparations for the arrival of two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and approximately 120 Airmen that will support the deployment of African Union forces to the Darfur region of Sudan. The members of the USAFE advance team represent various specialties such as security forces, logistics, contracting, airfield management, communications and other functions necessary to establish airlift operations. The U.S. is working with other international partners, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the European Union to support the AU expansion of the mission to about 3,500 personnel. Photo by A1C Franklin J. PerkinsDeploying to Africa
Approximately 30 U.S. Air Forces in Europe members left October 21 for Kigali, Rwanda, to begin preparations for the arrival of two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and approximately 120 Airmen that will support the deployment of African Union forces to the Darfur region of Sudan. [Press Release; Also White House Statement]

Election of Somali Transitional Federal President
The U.S. notes the election of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed as Transitional Federal President of Somalia on October 10 in Nairobi, Kenya. We appreciate the work of the Transitional Federal Assembly in organizing this peaceful parliamentary election. This development is an important step to further the reconciliation process begun by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development two years ago.

Africa Partnership Forum
Deputy Secretary Armitage's remarks at the third Africa Partnership Forum on October 4.

Sudan
Deputy Spokesman Ereli (Oct. 5):
"...what we are going to be looking for is an end to attacks by government forces on the civilian population, no further breaches of the N'Djamena ceasefire by government forces, steps by the Government of Sudan to stop the Jingaweit militia from attacking civilians, and should the government be unable to do so, it should request international assistance to fulfill its responsibility in this regard." [full text]

Assistance to Sudanese Refugees in Chad
Thousands of Sudanese have fled their country to seek refuge in neighboring Chad as a result of the ongoing conflict in Darfur. Some 185,000 Sudanese refugees are living in eleven established camps in eastern Chad, and approximately 15,000 refugees still remain in the border areas. To aid Sudanese refugees in Chad, the U.S. provided nearly $62 million in emergency aid during fiscal year 2004.

  
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