U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama to highlight the importance that the United States places on our relationship with Nigeria. Secretary Blinken outlined a ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Call, Foreign Minister Onyeama, Partnership, Secretary Blinken
By Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard I was proud to arrive in Nigeria and begin my third ambassadorial posting last November. 2020 will long be remembered as the year of the pandemic COVID-19, and we will look back and honor the lives of the more than 1.5 million people worldwide who lost their lives to this vicious pandemic. 2020 also marked 60 years of bilateral ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, Mary Beth Leonard, Op-Ed, Pandemic, Partnership, U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission
The new Prosper Africa initiative reflects the U.S. government’s belief that open and transparent economies should determine the future of African countries. On his recent trip to Sudan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and South Africa, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy stressed that the US wants to be Africa’s trade and investment partner. He explained ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: economy, Investment, Partnership, Prosper Africa
By Tibor P. Nagy Jr. on June 26, 2019 Traveling across Africa and meeting with government officials, business leaders, civil society, and Africa’s dynamic youth is my favorite part of the job as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. These trips are the best way to hear a range of views and to discuss ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Trade | Tags: Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, Partnership, Prosper Africa, U.S. in Africa
This Saturday marks Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the founding of the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union. In the 56 years since the AU was formed, the continent has made significant democratic and economic strides. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the AU’s vision for a free and prosperous continent, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 24 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Africa Day, African Union, Partnership, USinAfrica
Tibor P. Nagy Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of African Affairs Baze University, Abuja – November 9, 2018 This is the last day of my first trip to Africa as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. I spent most of my 32-year career as an American Diplomat on this continent, and I was ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 9 November, 2018 | Topics: Africa, Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, Partnership, U.S.-Africa, U.S.-Nigeria
On behalf of the U.S Mission Nigeria, I welcome you all to this year’s American Spaces Workshop. Let me begin by extending our sincere appreciation to this great team of American Spaces Coordinators and partners represented here today. We congratulate each and every one of you for the wonderful job you have been doing. The ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: American Spaces, Partnership, Workshop
Remarks of David J. Young Chargé d’Affaires It is my pleasure to participate in this commissioning ceremony as health is one of the priority areas of U.S. development assistance in Nigeria. The U.S. – Nigeria partnership on HIV/AIDS began in 2004 through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — known as PEPFAR. From ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 July, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: Partnership
