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OFFICIAL DELEGATION ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT TO AFRICA The President The First Lady Ambassador Edward Brynn, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Ambassador Nancy Powell, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Ambassador Robert Gribbin, III, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Ambassador James A. Joseph, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Ambassador Robert Krueger, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana Ambassador Dane Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal William Daley, Secretary of Commerce Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor Rodney Slater, Secretary of Transportation Sylvia Mathews, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President Samuel Berger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Bruce Lindsey, Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel Michael McCurry, Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary Bob Nash, Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel Doug Sosnik, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President Melanne Verveer, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady Brian Atwood, Administrator, Agency for International Development Reverend Jesse Jackson, Special Envoy for the President and the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa Howard Wolpe, President's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Mary Mel French, Chief of Protocol Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Rosa Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Beverly Barnes, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary Marsha Berry, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Communications to the First Lady Robert (Ben) Johnson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Liaison Joseph Lockhart, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary Alphonso Maldon, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Cheryl Mills, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President Minyon Moore, Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs Tracey Thornton, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison General James Jamerson, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Armed Forces, European Command (EUCOM) Glyn Davies, Executive Secretary, NSC Daniel Benjamin, Special Assistant to the President and Director for NSC Strategic Planning Antony Blinken, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Strategic Planning Robert Kyle, Special Assistant to the President for International Trade and Finance, NSC and NEC Anne Luzzatto, Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Press Secretary and NSC Senior Director for Public Affairs Anne Edwards, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Press Advance Joe Wilson Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Kelly Craighead, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Advance for the First Lady Kris Engskov, Special Assistant to the Staff Secretary and Presidential Aide Kirk Hanlin, Special Assistant to the President and Trip Director Janis Kearney, Special Assistant to the President and Records Manager Laura Schiller, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter Chris Wayne, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance Peggy Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Labor Daniel M. Zelikow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Asia, The Americas and Africa Erica Barks-Ruggles, Director, NSC African Affairs Nicole Elkon, Director for Planning David Leavy, Director for NSC Strategic Planning John Prendergast, Director for NSC African Affairs Eric Rubin, Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and NSC Director for Public Affairs Robin Sanders, Director for NSC African Affairs Ted Widmer, Director for NSC Strategic Planning Katherine Hubbard, Director of Special Projects, Cabinet Affairs Karen Finney, Deputy Director for Presidential Scheduling Edward Prewitt, Deputy Director of Presidential Scheduling Eric Biel, Acting Assistant to the Secretary and Director Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of Commerce Jerry Malone, Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation Carol Peasley, Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa, AID Nanda Chitre, Assistant Press Secretary Jon Murchinson, Assistant Press Secretary Julia Payne, Assistant Press Secretary Elizabeth Newman, Press Assistant Michael Teague, Press Assistant Dana Pittard, Military Aide Rob Malley, Executive Assistant to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Betty Currie, Personal Secretary to the President CONGRESSIONAL AND CITIZENS DELEGATION Members of Congress Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA) Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Rep. Amory Houghton (R-NY) Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) Rep. Elizabeth Furse (D-OR) Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD) Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) PRIVATE CITIZENS Paul A. Allaire, Chairman & CEO, Xerox Corporation The Honorable Dennis W. Archer, Mayor, City of Detroit Alma Brown, Senior Vice President, Chevy Chase Bank Corporation Reverend Dr. Joan Brown - Campbell, General Secretary, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Ron Burkle, Managing Partner, Yucaipa Companies Dr. Emma C. Chappell, Founder, Chairman & CEO, United Bank of Philadelphia Melvin Clark, Jr., President and CEO, Metroplex Corporation Ronald Dellums, former Congressman, President, Healthcare International Management Company Dr. Ramona H. Edelin, President & CEO, National Urban Coalition Ernest Green, Chairman, African Development Foundation Gail Ishfin, Director, Discovery Channel Foundation Bishop Fred Calhoun James, former Bishop, 2nd Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church Robert Johnson, President, Black Entertainment Television Kase Lawall, Chairman, President and CEO, CAMAC Holdings, Inc. C. Payne Lucas, President, Africare Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, NAACP Ernest S. Micek, Chairman & CEO, Cargill, Inc. Ilyasah Shabazz, Director of Public Affairs & Special Events, Office of the Honorable Mayor Ernest Davis Lottie Shackelford, Executive Vice President, Global USA, Inc. and Board Member, Overseas Private Investment Corporation John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO and Board Member Maurice Tempelsman, Senior Partner, Leon Tempelsman & Son Carl Ware, Senior Vice President and President, Africa Group, Coca Cola The Honorable Wellington Webb, Mayor, City and County of Denver, Colorado Carol Willis, Director, Community Services, DNC **NOTE: Not all members of the delegation will travel to all countries.
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