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AAI President & CEO, Mora McLean, in a Q&A discussion with President Thabo Mbeki at AAI's 22nd Annual Awards Gala

AAI's Education, Outreach and Policy programs provide opportunities for U.S.-Africa engagement and dialogue in key sectors and around important issues of significant and mutual concern. These programs provide a platform for African perspectives that informs U.S. policies towards Africa, and presents American policymakers, journalists, and citizen advocates with balanced information about Africa. In 2006, AAI hosted several Africa-focused education, outreach and policy events in New York City and Washington, D.C. Several of AAI's 2006 events are listed below. To read more about past AAI events, please visit our News & Events Archive.

| Dec 04, 2006
Luncheon Discussion: Celebrating 40 Years of Democracy and Development in Botswana
AAI, in partnerhsip with the Corporate Council on Africa and the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), hosted a well-attended reception and luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in New York City, in which H.E. Festus Mogae, President of Botswana, was the keynote speaker.
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| Oct 12, 2006
Africa: Open For Business Screening and Panel Discussion at Columbia University
AAI, in coordination with Columbia's SIPA Pan-African Network (SPAN) and New York's PBS station WNET Channel 13, hosted a screening of the newly revised and expanded version of Carol Pineau's documentary film, Africa: Open for Business. Read More >>

| Sep 21, 2006
Dinner Discussion with H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia
AAI, in partnership with the National Museum of African Art, the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), and the Corporate Council on Africa, hosted a well-attended reception and dinner in Washington, D.C. for H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia. Read More >>

| Sep 19, 2006
AAI 22nd Annual Awards Gala
AAI celebrated South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiatives at AAI's 22nd Annual Awards Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park in New York City. H.E. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, attended as the Guest of Honor. Read More >>

| Sep 14, 2006
Diamonds, Conflict and Development in Africa
This Africa Thursday Congressional Seminar explored the actual and potential impact of the Kimberley Process, a joint government, international diamond industry and civil society initiative launched in 2002. Read More >>

| Jun 22, 2006
Reception: Book Launch  for New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
AAI celebrated the release of Charlayne Hunter-Gault's new book, New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance (Oxford University Press, 2006), with an intimate reception in New York City. Read More >>