Embassy of the United States

Ramadan Iftar
August 26, 2009 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.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Travel to Africa
August 5, 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin a seven-nation trip to Africa on August 5 at the 8th U.S. – Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation

Screening of President Obama’s Accra Speech and Panel Discussion at the AU.
July 11, 2009 Mrs. Elisabeth Tankeu, AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry, left, addresses the audience as Joel Maybury of USAU, Dr. Tim Murithi of ISS, and Yemisrach Kebede, of CCP-AU listen

AFRICOM Outreach 2009
May 20, 2009 On May 11-15 The AU held its 3rd ordinary meeting of the African Ministers of Defense & Security on the Establishment of the African Standby Force and Military Staff committee in Addis Ababa. AFRICOM military liaison, Col. Mark Ellington, discusses security cooperation program with a Nigerian officer and another delegate.

AFRICOM: No US Military Role Against Sudan's Bashir
April 8, 2009 A senior civilian official of the American military command for Africa said she sees no role for U.S. troops in any effort to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges.

U.S. Donates Communication Equipment to AU
March 18, 2009 The African Union's Strategic Planning Management Unit (SPMU) has received a second batch of communication equipment donated by the U.S. Government for the purpose of building the SPMU's capacity and providing for more efficient management of the AU's Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

Ambassador Haley Addresses US Civil Rights Movement
February 17, 2009 Ambassador George W. Haley, brother of famous American writer, Alex Haley, made a presentation on the theme: “US Civil Rights Movement: From Martin Luther King, Jr. to President Barack Obama.”