Washington, DC– Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will take a trip to Ethiopia and Niger March 14-17, 2023. On March 15, the Secretary will go to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he will talk about application of the cessation of hostilities contract to advance peace and promote transitional justice in northern Ethiopia. He will likewise satisfy humanitarian partners and civil society stars to go over humanitarian support shipment, food security, and human rights.
While there, the Secretary will likewise meet African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to go over shared worldwide and local top priorities and act on dedications from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit concerning food security, environment and a simply energy shift, the African diaspora, and worldwide health. The Secretary will highlight U.S. assistance for African long-term representation in multilateral bodies.
In the very first check out to Niger by a U.S. Secretary of State, on March 16, Secretary Blinken will fulfill President Mohamed Bazoum and Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou in Niamey. He will talk about methods to advance the U.S.-Niger collaboration on diplomacy, democracy, advancement, and defense. Secretary Blinken will likewise engage youths from Niger’s dispute zones, who have actually finished the Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DDRR) program, to discover their contributions to peace in Niger. The Secretary will likewise even more U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit cooperation associated to international and local peace, security, and governance, and the environment crisis.
Instruction: Assistant Secretary Phee On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Ethiopia and Niger
