Digital press briefing with the Commander of U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley.  Gen. Langley discussed his recent travel in north and east Africa, the new AFRICOM Strategy, and U.S. military and counterterrorism cooperation in response to ongoing developments in Africa. After brief opening remarks, Gen. Langley took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing On The New AFRICOM Strategy And U.S. Military Cooperation In Africa

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Digital press briefing with Ambassador John N. Nkengasong, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy. Ambassador Nkengasong discussed U.S. support for the global response to the clade I mpox outbreak. The U.S. government has been closely monitoring the spread of clade I mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the growing number of cases in the region, and we have been working closely with the affected country governments, as well as regional and global health partners, to reduce the impact of this outbreak. After brief opening remarks on the U.S. response, the Ambassador took questions from participating journalists.

French/English - Digital Press Briefing U.S. Government Support To The Global Response To Mpox

French - Digital Press Briefing U.S. Government Support To The Global Response To Mpox

Digital press briefing with Ambassador John N. Nkengasong, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy. Ambassador Nkengasong discussed U.S. support for the global response to the clade I mpox outbreak. The U.S. government has been closely monitoring the spread of clade I mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the growing number of cases in the region, and we have been working closely with the affected country governments, as well as regional and global health partners, to reduce the impact of this outbreak. After brief opening remarks on the U.S. response, the Ambassador took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing U.S. Government Support To The Global Response To Mpox

Thursday, October 10, 2024. Digital press briefing with the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Ambassador John N. Nkengasong. Ambassador Nkengasong will discuss the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa and sustainability, government ownership and leadership in the HIV/AIDS response. After brief opening remarks, the speaker took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing: The Future Role of PEPFAR in Africa

DISCLAIMER: The official language of record for this event is English. Any discrepancies in interpretation are unintentional. If there are any questions concerning the information presented, please refer to the official English version.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024,  digital press briefing with Dr. Frances Brown, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council, and Helaina R. Matza, Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) at the U.S. Department of State,  previewed President Biden’s December 2-4 visit to Angola.  Speakers highlighted how President Biden’s visit to Angola builds on his bilateral meeting with President Lourenco in November 2023, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, and President Lourenco’s visit to the United States in 2021.  The visit underscores the United States’ continued commitment to African partners, including delivering on commercial infrastructure investment across the region and how collaborating to solve shared challenges delivers for the people of the United States and people across the African continent.  After brief opening remarks, speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Portuguese/English - Digital Press Briefing: President Biden’s Visit To Angola

DISCLAIMER: The official language of record for this event is English. Any discrepancies in interpretation are unintentional. If there are any questions concerning the information presented, please refer to the official English version.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024, digital press briefing with Dr. Frances Brown, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council, and Helaina R. Matza, Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) at the U.S. Department of State, previewed President Biden’s December 2-4 visit to Angola. Speakers highlighted how President Biden’s visit to Angola builds on his bilateral meeting with President Lourenco in November 2023, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, and President Lourenco’s visit to the United States in 2021. The visit underscores the United States’ continued commitment to African partners, including delivering on commercial infrastructure investment across the region and how collaborating to solve shared challenges delivers for the people of the United States and people across the African continent. After brief opening remarks, speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Portuguese - Digital Press Briefing: President Biden’s Visit To Angola

Tuesday, November 26, 2024, digital press briefing with Dr. Frances Brown, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council, and Helaina R. Matza, Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) at the U.S. Department of State, previewed President Biden’s December 2-4 visit to Angola. Speakers highlighted how President Biden’s visit to Angola builds on his bilateral meeting with President Lourenco in November 2023, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, and President Lourenco’s visit to the United States in 2021. The visit underscores the United States’ continued commitment to African partners, including delivering on commercial infrastructure investment across the region and how collaborating to solve shared challenges delivers for the people of the United States and people across the African continent. After brief opening remarks, speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Digital Press Briefing- President Biden’s Visit To Angola

19 February 2025, digital press briefing with USAFE-AFAFRICA Commander, General James B. Hecker, and Zambia Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Oscar Nyoni, as part of the Association of African Air Forces' African Air Chiefs Symposium 2025. General Hecker and Lieutenant General Nyoni discussed the U.S. commitment to partnerships with African nations and the efforts to operationalize AACS. Following brief opening remarks, the speakers took questions from participating journalists.

Briefing With USAFE - AFAFRICA CDR, Gen. J. Hecker & Zambia Air Force CDR, Lt. Gen. O. Nyoni.

 Monday, May 19, 2025,  digital press briefing with the Senior Bureau Official for the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, Ambassador Troy Fitrell. Ambassador Fitrell reviewed his commercial diplomacy trip to West Africa and outlined the State Department’s new commercial diplomacy strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa during this press briefing. After brief opening remarks, Ambassador Fitrell took questions from participating journalists.

Press Briefing- Senior Bureau Official Troy Fitrell’s Commercial Diplomacy Trip to West Africa

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