CIAO DATE: 09/2008
May 2007
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
This report provides a sketch of one day's activities about Angola at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. It was a great pleasure for me personally to be associated with the planning and execution of what turned out to be a memorable day.
The panel discussions involving five Angolan Vice-Ministers and other distinguished speakers were lively, informative, and objective, highlighting accomplishments over the last five years but also pointing out the formidable challenges that remain. The head of the Angolan delegation, the Minister of Industry, Joaquim David, set the stage with the opening keynote address and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, gave an excellent presentation on the state of relations between Angola and the United States. Their full statements are contained in this report.
Resource link: Angolan Progress and Prospects: A Conference on Development and Reconstruction [PDF] - 612K