Virtual Summit of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Virtual Summit of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders 08/02/2021 10:42 AM EDT Office of the Spokesperson The U.S. Department of State will host the virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit on August 3-4.  The Summit brings together 700 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising young leaders to expand their capacity and network with each other and U.S. government, private sector, and civil society representatives.  The event is an opportunity for Fellows to build the foundations of long-term partnerships with U.S. professionals and each other and explore ways to continue their leadership journey after the Fellowship. The Summit will feature a welcome message from Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, remarks from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a Partnership Expo where U.S. organizations will highlight their engagement with Africa, and TED Talk-style Ignite Talks presented by Fellows. The Summit follows six weeks of virtual academic study and leadership development for the 700 Fellows hosted by 26 U.S. higher education institutions as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Alumni of the Fellowship are playing a role in enhancing peace and security, spurring economic growth, and strengthening democratic institutions in the United States and countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. Interested media can complete this online form to request access to open-press events. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).  YALI is the U.S. government's signature effort to invest in young African leaders, and it offers four continent-based Regional Leadership Centers and an online YALI Network with more than 700,000 members. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by IREX. For more information about the Mandela Washington Fellowship, visit www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org. For questions please contact ECA-Press@state.gov. Stay connected with the State Department: External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520