Tag: young african leaders institute

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield calls Mandela Washington Fellows “Africa’s future”

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has served as assistant secretary of state for Africa and ambassador to Liberia, knows that Africa faces challenges. Yet while conflict, terrorism, poverty and diseases are real issues facing Africa, she sees that there is far more that defines the continent. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has served as assistant secretary of state for …

UW-Madison selected to host young African leaders in summer 2017

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will again host 25 of Africa’s emerging leaders in in June for a six-week public management academic and leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The University of Wisconsin–Madison will again host 25 of Africa’s emerging leaders in in June for a six-week public management academic and …