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UPDATED: 29 Oct 2009 GMT
  • 2010 AU Summit

    Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika (left) and Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson at their meeting on February 1, the day after Mutharika’s election as African Union Chairperson.

  • AU and Partners Meet

    Newly elected AU Chairperson, Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, left, greets AU Partners Group co-chairs, USAU Ambassador Michael Battle and Danish Ambassador Pernille Kardel.

  • U.S. and AU Leaders Consult

    AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, left, held talks with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and other U.S. officials on the margins of the AU Summit on January 31.

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Headlines From The Mission

Ambassador Battle's Remarks at The AUC/ECA Partners Dialogue Meeting
Thank you Chairman Ping, Deputy Chair Mwencha and Executive Secretary Janneh for hosting this significant session. I give greetings to the Commissioners, Representatives from National Capitals, Ambassadors and Delegate Teams, and all present.

USAU Provides a Grant to African Union Archivist
USAU Provides a Grant to African Union archivist Chedze Molefe to travel to the Egyptian National Library and Archives in Cairo from September 27-29, 2009.

First Ever Media Training Workshop Held at AU
The Division of Communication and Information of the African Union hosted, in collaboration with USAU, a media training workshop October 13-16, at AU headquarters. Participants included AU leadership, departmental focal persons, and representatives from AU organs and Regional Economic Commissions.

Ramadan Iftar
On August 26, the US Mission to the African Union hosted a Ramadan Iftar for about 60 guests in the Sheraton’s Lalibela Ballroom in Addis Ababa. The program included a screening of President Barack Obama’s definitive remarks for Ramadan.

U.S. Africa Command and Armed Forces Network AU visit
Between July 21 and 24, 2009 five-person team of communications specialists from U.S. Africa Command and Armed Forces Network came to Addis Ababa.

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