Showing posts with label #Ambassador Robin Sanders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Ambassador Robin Sanders. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Sanders' Blog Bits: October - December 2023

Sanders' Blog Bits (entries are in ascending order):

November-December 2023:

 --Dr. Sanders attended the Foreign Policy Magazine's session on "Takeaways from the Biden-Xi Meeting” on the sidelines of the November 17, 2023, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in California. Analysis underscores the U.S. and China mended some fences such as on return to US-China military communications, some cooperation on AI, help on reducing phentenol precursors, and respecting each other as competitors. 

#Biden #Xi #BidenXi #APECSummit2023 #CEOFEEEDS #AmbSanders

 --Amb Sanders attended DC's World Trade Center event hosted by African Ambassadors to the United States for the new Presidential African Diaspora Advisory Council. #PresidentialCouncil #AfricaDiaspora

 --Ambassador Sanders, as former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, joined hundreds of esteemed guests, including former Director of Nigeria's Bank of Industry attending the wedding of WNBA star & ESPN Anchor Chiney Ogwumike.

#NBA #WNBA #ESPN #ChineyOgwumike #Nigeria #NigeriaBankofIndustry

 --As Director of Smarter Grid International (SGI), a solar energy company in Nigeria, Dr. Sanders will attend the UN Global Compact sessions on COP28. #SGI, #ClimateChange #SolarEnergy #CEOFEEEDS #AmbSanders

 --As part of COP28, Dr. Sanders was invited to the Foreign Policy Magazine's forum on COP28 issues such as solutions for a warming planet, which had a focus on the powerful impact of collaborative efforts across various levels of governance and civil society. #COP28 #ClimateChange

 -- Amb. Sanders attended the Corporate Council of Africa's (CCA) 30th Anniversary Celebrations, which focused on highlighting the various key leaders who both created, developed and grew the organization to what it is today - one of the leading entities building and maintaining US-Africa business ties and relations. #CCA #USAfrica #CorporateCouncilofAfrica

 --As a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Amb. Sanders attended CFR's China session featuring Ambassador Nicholas Burns, who discussed the evolving U.S.-China relationship, the strategic opportunities and challenges it presents, and the narrative on power and cooperation in the 21st century. #CFR #CouncilofForeignRelations #USChina #NicholasBurns

October 2023:

 -- Amb. Sanders, in her advisory role with RFG Foundation which focuses, assists, provides internships, and scholarship to the next generation of students studying international affairs and global issues, will participate in key programming and help lead key development events for the 2023 RFG Fellows being held at the Nigerian Embassy under the auspices of Nigeria's first female Ambassador to the U.S., Her Excellency Ambassador (Mrs.) Uzoma Emenike. The focus on education and providing leadership to the next generation is a key pillar of importance for both Ambassador Emenike and Ambassador Sanders. #Education #Leadership #Nigeria #AmbassadorEmenike #AmbSanders #NigerianEmbassy 

-- Dr. Sanders' invited to participate in Foreign Policy Magazine’s "Her Power" event that brought together leading women in foreign policy, business, government, academia and the private sector to discuss issues revolving evolving careers, and leadership in all sectors of the workforce. #FPMagazine, #CEOFEEEDS #AmbSanders #Leadership #Workforce

 -- Dr. Sanders is featured in the 2023 Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report, quantifying Americans’ attitudes toward businesses and the impact they have on personal lives and society more generally. In the report, 63% of Americans said businesses have an extremely or somewhat positive impact on people’s lives, up from 55% in 2022. Americans still draw a clear distinction between big and small businesses, with small businesses (85%) seen as twice as likely to have a positive effect on people’s lives than big businesses (42%). Sanders' comments are on page 27 of the full data report - The Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report, can be accessed here:

 http://www.gallup.com/analytics/512066/bentley-business-in-society.aspx 

#Gallup #BentleyUniversity #WorkAttitudes #SmallLargeBusinesses #CEOFEEEDS #AmbSanders 

 -- Dr. Sanders was invited to the 2023 Fall Sessions of the IMF held in Morocco, participating virtually. Key sessions attended by Dr. Sanders were on global financial & GDP growth pictures, creating a more even playing field for non-Western economies, women entrepreneurs, financing for startups, sustainable development issues, an Africa brief, etc. #2023IMFMeetings #StateofGlobalEconomicGrowth #WomenEntrepreneurs

September 2023:

-- Amb. Sanders attended key global & Africa events as part of UN week:

As a UNGlobal Compact member, her focus was on climate change, biodiversity and climate-smart small businesses and innovation.

As a senior advisor for the Concordia Global Issues Summit, Amb. Sanders attended summit sessions with Presidents of Turkey, Paraguay, Ecquador & Montenegro, and leading international business leaders from the US and across the globe.

#UNGlobalCompact #Concordia #AmbSanders #CEOFEEEDS #ClimateChange #SMEs

-- Dr. Sanders attended the following Foreign Policy (FP) Magazine UNGA 78 events focused on several of FEEEDS key areas:  FP Energy Forum, FP Tech Forum, and Live Taping of Global Reboot

#FP #Energy #Tech #GlobalIssues #CEOFEEEDS #AmbSanders

 -- As part of the Sub-Saharan Africa Business & Investment Summit UN Program, Ambassador Sanders led 3 sessions at the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, focusing on energy issues and innovation (new projects around solar energy), climate change, US-Africa trade issues and how to further advance these efforts, Internet access issues, and importance of ensuring more value addition for Africa project, and strengthening inter-Africa trade. #AfricaTrade #AfricaInternet #climatechange #Nigeria #InvestinAfrica

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Dr. Sanders on Nigeria's Channels TV on the passing of Madeleine Albright & Her Impact on US Leadership

 See Dr. Sanders on Nigeria's Channels TV on the passing of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright -- highlighting her impact on US and NATO leadership; American Women's Leadership in the U.S. Government as first female Secretary of State; and Albright's foreshadowing of Russia's current behavior leading up to invasion of Ukraine. Sanders remarks begin at minute 49:53:  

Ukraine: Zelensky Makes Plea For Full Membership Of EU + More Stories | Russian Invasion - YouTube


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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Dr. Sanders on Nigeria's ChannelsTV Discusses US-Africa Policy Going Forward

 ChannelsTV of Nigeria interviewed Ambassador Sanders on Foreign Policy nominees of incoming U.S. Administration. See interview at Channels TV "Diplomatic" Segment, which begin at minute 19:47 in clip at this link: https://lnkd.in/eer7HXt

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Nigeria's VP opens VGG Silicon Valley-like Hub

Nigeria's Venture Garden Group (VGG) launches its version of a Silicon Valley in Lagos' Airport district with the country's esteemed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (c) kicking off the event. The event was spear headed by the dynamic young owners of VGG Kunmi Demuren and Bunmi Akinimenji (c-r). Ambassador Sanders is a founding board member and director of VGG.  The Chairman of VGG's Board Cyril Udo (c-l) also led the festivities.

This new Silicon Valley of Lagos is call Vibranium, after the extraordinary and powerful mineral in the famous movie "Black Panther," hence the "Wakanda" pose in the pic









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RMU Board member Dr. Sanders Engages with CNN's Wolf Blitzer


As the 2018 graduation speaker at Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University (RMU) and the 2018 recipient of  RMU's honorary doctorate of humanities, CNN's internationally renowned and respected  anchor Wolf Blitzer stressed to RMU's graduating students the importance of engaging globally but also emphasized how critical it was for them as global citizens to share what they learn with others, and also ensure they give back.

As an RMU Board Member and Trustee Ambassador Sanders had an opportunity to engage with Blitzer in advance of the graduation ceremonies, along with the esteem and dynamic RMU President Dr. Christopher Howard.


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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Sanders Speaks at Georgetown University Africa Business Conference on Key Role of StartUps



During the Georgetown University's Annual "Africa Business," Conference, Ambassador Robin Sanders was asked to speak on the importance that both startup business and entrepreneurs are playing in Sub Saharan Africa today.  On startups she stressed that these businesses need to focus on keeping it both "simple," an "doable," initially for the first 3-5 years and ensure that they are what she calls "infrastructure-lite," in establishing their businesses no matter whether they are selling goods or services.
Prior to the Africa Business Conference, Georgetown Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield hosted Ambassador Sanders to discusss the importance and impact of Africa small business on development, along with a book signing of Sandeds book "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Enterprises."







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Sanders speaking at China Washington DC Confucius on Today's China-Africa Relationship


Ambassador Sanders joins three other distinguished Ambassadors -- Ambassador Chihombori Quai, the African Union Ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador Reuben Brigety, Dean of the George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs Studies --  at the Washington D.C. Confucius Center to discuss key issues that impact the China-Africa relationship today and how that dynamic relationship impacts US-Africa relationship. The event will be webcast nationwide to all Confucius Centers in the United States. Register if you wish to attend at this link: https://china-africa-us-engagement.eventbrite.com








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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Sanders on VOA's Straight Talk Africa on Pres Trump's US-Africa Policy


Ambassador Sanders appeared as a guest on Voice of America's "Straight Talk Africa," flagship program hosted by veteran host Shaka SSali, and other guest Republican strategist Joseph Szlavik talking about the US Administration's US-Africa policy at the end of  President Trump's first year office.  Click here to see program: https://www.voanews.com/a/4222369.html

Sanders with VOA Straight Talk Host, Shaka Ssali, and the program's other guest Joe Szlavik following the show on current US-Africa policy and looking back at President's Trump's first year in office
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Amb. Sanders Invited to Speak at Georgetown's Distinguish Practitioners Series, Insitute of Diplomacy

As part of its prestigious series "Distinguish Practitioners Series," at its Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) , Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders has been invited to speak at its first 2018 program to discuss not only her recent book, "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises, "but also to dialogue about current US-Africa policy and what place Africa has in U.S. public policy today as we reach the end of the first year of the Trump Administration. The invitation to speak at the event was extended by former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, who
is currently the Institute's distinguished  Africa
 Studies Fellow and also moderated the event.


















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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Read Letter in Allafrica.com by 78 Former U.S. Ambassadors to Africa-Reaction to Reported White House Africa Comments





The article at the link below appeared in the well-known and respected Allafrica.com on January 17, 2018 in response to the reported recent comments on Africa from the White House. Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders, CEO-FEEEDS joins 77 other colleagues in expressing views on the reported comments about Africa :

Friday, November 10, 2017

Updated Entry-Featured Media Placement List of Amb. Sanders' Book on Impact of Africa SMEs

Updated Media Placement List: The Rise of Africa Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development & Growing the Middle Class


In addition to being featured in the prestigious national magazine Publishers Weekly, highlighted as a "quality business book by Top Link Publishers," recognized by diplomatic peer reviewers by the Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training (ADST) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) for quality books by former U.S. Diplomats, the book has been coverer by the following quality media outlets from New York and London to Tokyo, and Shanghai. It was also featured in the African Union News. Its new e-book format (with clickable links for all 500+ footnotes & references) was also features in the leading national e-book magazine "BookMad."  

Book’s Video Link & Other Television/YouTube links:


Book Media Video Trailer - Called  "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises"  - see on the FEEEDS Youtube channel at: https://youtu.be/fk-BONoNz9U or www.bit.ly/Video-SMEBook

World Affairs Council - Washington, D.C. (to be televised November 12, 2017)


Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University - http://blogitrrs.blogspot.com/2017/11/blog-post.html

Voice of America - Sanders on Voice of America on Africa SME Book: http://www.voanews.com/a/3846 549.html


Television Continental (TVC):
https://youtu.be/j1wqDeAAe0Y 




U.S. Diplomatic Journals:


American Foreign Service Association (AFSA):
Sanders new book "The Rise of Africa's Small & Medium Size Enterprises,"in The Foreign Service Journal's November 2017 “In Their Own Write” edition    http://www.afsa.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/1117/  and can be found  on this page focusedson recently published books by for United States Diplomats. The Foreign Service Journal is published by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), an organization of current and former members of the United States Foreign Service (U.S. Diplomatic Corps), www.afsa.org/.





Nationally Recognized E-Magazine for Features:


BookMad - http://blogitrrs.blogspot.com/2017/10/bookmad-sept2017-e-magazine-spolights.html


Book Reported on or Featured in following National & International Sector-Specific media:




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B.) Books Distribution Channels




C.) Business & Economy Distribution Channels




















Book’s Print Media Coverage

African Union:
Allafrica.com links:

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Sanders speaks at Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University's School of Business






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WorldAffairsCouncil DC Hosts Amb. Sanders' Book with Honorable Linda Thomas Greenfield As Discussant













The two hour World Affairs Council (WAC)"Author Series" program on the impact of Africa's small businesses (better known as SMEs) on development and growing the region's middle class featured the immediate past United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, and Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders with the latter book, "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises," being the featured book for the WAC November, 2017 program. The program was opened by the WAC of Washington, D.C. President Anthony R. Culley-Foster, and the Honorable Ambassador to the African Union, Arikana Chihombori Quao, was not only in attendance, but shared comments with the audience on the importance of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora not forgetting the devastating impact of the history of the Continent from the Berlin Conference of 1800s to today which has affected the development of the   region,  adding that Africans and Africans in the Diaspora must be  united as one voice. #AfricaSMEs. Sanders's book can be found at: http://ambassadorrobinreneesanders.com/RobinSandersNewAfricaSMEBook.html








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Monday, October 9, 2017

Prestigious Publishers Weekly Features Amb. Sanders’ New Book


                                                       


              Updated Press Release & Book Summary

Prestigious Publishers Weekly Features Sanders’ New Book in October 2017 Issue
 

                                                                                         

Washington, D.C. October 10, 2017 – Ambassador (Dr.)  Robin Renee Sanders’ new book on “The Rise of Africa’s Small & Medium Size Enterprises” (SMEs) is an insightful examination of the dramatic shift in the development paradigm for Sub Saharan Africa – driven in large part by the imaginative, innovative and insta-impact leadership of many of the region’s small businesses or SMEs. “SMEs have helped drive economic growth and aided in increasing the size of the Continent’s middle class,” Sanders says. The book will be featured in the prestigious Publisher's Weekly Magazine’s October 2017 issue, and was cited and ranked high by Top Link Publishers for its " analysis and research as a quality book on business development." The book's Introduction is by renowned civil rights leader, former United Nations Ambassador, and entrepreneur supporter Ambassador Andrew Young, and the Foreword is by Africa’s leading businessman, Mr. Aliko Dangote, who himself began his fortune by starting off as a young entrepreneur and remains an advocate for the sector. Former President George W. Bush upon receiving the book, noted its "thoughtfulness" and also thanked Sanders for her continued "work to improve lives" in the region.  Dr. Sanders worked for Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama during what she described as the paradigm shift-change years of U.S. policy toward a more positive, partnership-based relationship with Africa; she also shares some related diplomatic vignettes in the book from those years, and has done a TEDxTalk on impact of Africa’s SMEs, https://youtu.be/fk-BONoNz9U.

 

About the Book: Ambassador Sanders says the core of the book's message is about development and the key role that Africa small businesses have and are playing and they are one of the keys to the region's forward progress on job creation, trade, manufacturing, and expanding the middle class. Sanders’ credits the determination of Africa’s SMEs to step into the void left by 40 years of post-independence development efforts that had little impact on overall poverty reduction and job creation. Sanders' perspective is that donors took note of the efforts of African Generation Xers and Millennials and also stepped up significantly to expand support and training to Africa's SMEs. The book also has recommendations on what more donors, the African Union, African Governments, the United Nations, and the new U.S. Administration can do to further assist Africa SMEs. There is also an extensive chapter discussion on China – called the China Factor - on what it is doing in the Africa SME sector, such as the big pluses like special economic zones, the potential role of the New Development Bank, how China can help even more as the world’s current net credit lending country, as well as point out some things on which it needs to do better. Other key chapters address the positives and challenges remaining in the region on the democracy front for many countries; for Africa SME women, particularly the gap in their access to financing, and the need to train more young girls in STEM fields; and, the need to introduce more and more of the Continent's young people to entrepreneurship. The 530-page heavily-researched book (with 500+ footnotes and references), includes DataGraphs by the prestigious Gallup World Poll, which partners with Ambassador Sanders, along with Allafrica.com, on holding key annual events on Africa issues. These DataGraphs help underscore the key issues and points in the book on the role and importance of Africa's SMEs in moving the region forward.  The book is available on Amazon.com, or for signed copies from Ambassador Sanders order from: http://ambassadorrobinreneesanders.com/RobinSandersNewAfricaSMEBook.html

 

Author’s Bio Note: Ambassador Sanders served as one of the U.S. Government’s top diplomats on Africa over an extensive career in the United States Diplomatic Corps with senior positions ranging from Ambassador to the Republics of Nigeria and the Congo, two stints as Director for Africa at the White House, and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the West African Regional Organization ECOWAS. Dr. Sanders received her doctorate degree from Pittsburgh’s Robert Morris University in information systems and communications and is known as a thought-leader on Africa’s national security to its development, political and economic issues. She has a particular focus on the SMEs, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs,) the global international consensus document to combat poverty issues. She has testified before the U.S. Congress on many of these topics. Sanders is the recipient of the U.S. military’s joint Chiefs of Staff Award, the highest U.S. military honor given to a civilian; serves on the U.S. Trade Representative Africa Advisory Committees; is a member of the prestigious Academy of Diplomacy of former senior U.S. Government officials; is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor from Congo; and has six Department of State Awards (Superior and Meritorious). Sanders also is a Distinguished Public Service Scholar at RMU, has two Master’s Degrees (International Relations-African Studies and Communications) from Ohio University, and is a Visiting Scholar under the CIC Woodrow Wilson Program. Her first book, The Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria, www.bit.ly/UliBook-SummaryPhotos, is also available on amazon.com.    


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Monday, September 25, 2017

Top Link Publisher social media campaigning efforts highlight Sanders' book on Africa SMEs

After choosing Dr. Sanders's book on the impact and importance of Africa's small and medium size enterprises as a quality book on business development in the developing world,  Top Link Publisher focuses its social media campaigning efforts on highlighting Sanders' book. Clink links below to see Top Link Publisher's pages social media pages on Ambassador Sanders' book "The Rise of Africa's Small & Medium Size Enterprises."