U.S. Foreign Policy
Unlocking the potential of the Global Fragility Act: A path forward
President Clinton makes a historic trip to Africa in late March, the first U.S. President to visit the continent in 2 decades. What kind of Africa will the President see? And what aspects of this large and vastly complex continent will remain out of view?
The Brookings Institution will bring together leading scholars as well as the State Department’s senior policymaker on Africa to answer the hard questions:
- What place does Africa occupy in American foreign policy today?
- Is there a genuine “renaissance” in Africa or is the continent still burdened by old problems?
- What is the state of democracy in various African countries?
- And how are Americans affected by the plight of Africa?
Agenda
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March 12
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Inside Africa Today: Panelists
Francis M. Deng Former Brookings ExpertJSJohn Stremlau University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa
Roberta Cohen Former Brookings Expert, Co-Chair Emeritus - Committee for Human Rights in North KoreaSBSalih Booker Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations -
Keynote Address
Susan E. Rice Former Brookings Expert, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow - School of International Service, American University @AmbassadorRice
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