Washington – Angolan head of State João Lourenço starts Monday (12) his four-day visit to Washington, United States, with emphasis on his participation in the US-Africa Summit, convened by his North American counterpart, Joe Biden.
João Lourenço, who has been in Washington since Saturday night, is expected to meet this Monday with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power.
So far, the central theme of the agenda of the meeting between João Lourenço and the head of this agency is still unknown.
With a budget of over $27 billion, USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world, and accounts for more than half of all US foreign aid.
It is an organisation that conducts the foreign policy of this country, through the promotion of human progress on a large scale and the expansion of free and stable societies.
USAID is the lead US agency for extending assistance to countries recovering from disasters, trying to escape poverty and engaged in democratic reforms.
Meanwhile, the agenda of the Angolan Head of State also covers participation in a Business Forum on Wednesday (14), in which he is expected to speak in one of the panels.
In addition to the Angolan Head of State, the President of Senegal and current president of the African Union, Macky Sall, will also attend the event.
In the same session, the president and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa, Florizelle Liser, the president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Clark, and the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimundo, are also expected to address the event.
Delivering speech also the Presidents of Kenya, Morocco, Algeria, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Namibia and Togo, as well as the host President, Joe Biden, who will address a closing ceremony of the Business Forum.
Topics to be addressed at this event include, among others, “Pacing the Course: the Future of Trade and Investment Relations between the US and Africa”, “Building a Sustainable Future: Partnerships to Finance African Infrastructure and the Energy Transition”.
Likewise, the Business Forum will address the themes “Expanding Agribusiness: Partnerships to Reinforce Food Security and the Value Chain”, and “Advancing Digital Connectivity: Partnerships to Enable Growth through Technology”.
Also on Wednesday, the Angolan Head of State is expected to attend an official dinner, to be offered by the US President to all invited African counterparts.
On Thursday, the Angolan President will take part in the US-Africa Summit, which will bring together close to 50 African leaders invited by the US statesman, Joe Biden.
His agenda foresees other audiences with figures of the American administration, among whom the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
The US-Africa Leaders Summit will take place from 13 to 15 December.
Source: Angola Press News Agency