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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Africa Reaction Continues on Derogatory White House Comments About Continent-I Stand With These Comments!

I have never written a first person blog since I started this blog back in 2009, but feel compelled today as a followed up to my tweet on the same subject (derogatory comments about African, Haiti, etc., basically countries of color) several days ago where I said "I stand by the comments by the African Union; President/Governments of Ghana, Namibia, and now Botswana (am sure others countries will follow) against the reported derogatory comments made from the White House about Africa - this vibrant, rich, bastion of humanity, historic Continent filled with wonderful people and places. I love the Continent of Africa and as a result, and have been shocked and dismayed by the reported recent comments. Africa has been my home for years as I worked and represented the American people and the United States of America as have so many other dedicated, hard working American diplomats, military, U.S. private sector personnel, NGOs and civil society colleagues as well as the average American tourist or expatriate who has lived in the region. In this view, I along with numerous other former U.S. colleagues have expressed their shock via a written letter about the reported characterization of the Continent and other countries of color by the White House. This is not the American way, and cannot become the American way!




Reaction continues to filter in from around the world on this issue, and African Ambassadors assigned to the United States are convening here in Washington to determine their next steps as noted in their statement: www.bit.ly/AfricanAmbassadorsinUS. The recent statements attributed to the President represent a sad day for values of America's democracy, but they are also a test of our democracy, which I believe will and must prevail. We as a country must remain committed to the values that have made us the beacon of light for so many in the world. We must continue to be that beacon!




















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Sanders on Opportunities for US-Africa Relations with New U.S. Administration

Ambassador Sanders is interviewed by Nigeria's Television Continental (TVC) on opportunities for US-Africa Relations with the new U.S. Administration. She also discusses the focus of her new book "The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Businesses: Spurring Development & Growing the Middle Class," which highlights how Africa's small businesses are changing the region's economy, and helping with job creation. See link: https://youtu.be/j1wqDeAAe0Y


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Sanders on #VOA:Sees Trump "Business-Focused" Administration Being Interested in SSAfrica

Ambassador Sanders is featured on January 25, 2017 Voice of America (VOA) news report, noting that Africa has "always been one of the few region's of the world where there has been bipartisanship, with Republicans and Democrats in successive US administrations, and she underscores that she doesn't expect that to change."  Sanders sees the Trump "Business-Focused" Administration viewing Sub Saharan Africa (SSAfrica) as an important business and manufacturing partner, with opportunities for both the US and the SSAfrica Region and their workers and middle class. See clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXjQ9buask&feature=youtu.be

Amb. Sanders Discusses Sectors Trump Administration Will See SSAfrica As Important

Washington, D.C. - Ambassador Robin Sanders discuss key areas in which the Trump Administration can see Sub-Saharan Africa as an important region in which to remain engaged. She highlights business and as manufacturing partners, particularly with Small and Medium Size Businesses (SMES) as well as in education and partnerships for young people ( the key people to people exchange among American and African millennials), through the Young African Leaders programs, in health, particularly the #PEPFAR program, and in security as it is in both the U.S. and the Africa region's interest to do so to continue to reduce the efforts and inroads Al Qaeda and ISIS seek to make in African countries. In addition she underscores that Africa has always been a positive bilateral region where various U.S. Administrations have done and enacted initiatives which have helped both the United States and the region and she does not see that changing. Many leaders and current chairpersons of key Congressional Committees such as Chairman Ed Royce of the Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman Chris Smith of the Africa and Global Health Sub Committee and Senator Corker  Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee all know Sub Saharan Africa (SSAfrica) well and  are big supports of Africa focused programs on business, young people, education, and health. Ambassador Sanders noted in the interview that the market potential of the SSAfrica will be something that President Trump and his team will see as a positive not only for US big manufacturing, but also as Africa ramps up its manufacturing base the US will be a source of goods, services, and supplies that can assist SSAfrica nascent manufacturing sector.

Bio note: Sanders, as a senior career diplomat in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps, has worked for successive Republican and Democratic Administrations and was appointed as Ambassador to Congo by President George Bush. See clip of interview on Nigeria's TVC television news channel: https://youtu.be/MLZzu26oa8k