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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA ADVISORY
WASHINGTON, DC 20523
PRESS OFFICE
http://www.usaid.gov
(202) 712-43202002-031
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2002Contact: USAID Press Office
WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art together are hosting an in-depth roundtable titled, "Africa: Culture & Development," on Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 4:00-5:45 p.m., at the Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW. The press is invited to cover the event, and to interview panelists following the discussion (5:45-6:00 p.m.).
The discussion, featuring leaders in the arts and public policy worlds from Africa and the United States, will address the relationship between culture and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Members of the audience, to include Bush administration officials and members of Congress and their staff, members of the African diplomatic corps, business and civic leaders, and financial supporters of the museum, will participate in the discussion. The event will be filmed by Howard University Television and made available to U.S. embassies throughout the African continent for viewing by the public.
The panel will begin with opening comments by Dr. Thomas Lentz, Director, Smithsonian International Art Museums Divisions and Acting Director, National Museum of African Art; Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of State; and Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development. The discussion will be moderated by noted journalist Kojo Nnamdi. The panel will also include:
- Dr. Beverlee Bruce, Director, Social Science Research Council Program
- Dr. Conrad Kottak, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Michigan
- Dr. Christine Mullen Kreamer, Curator, National Museum of African Art
- George Dalley, Counsel to Rep. Charles Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives
- Ambassador Robert Perry, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State
- Ambassador Cheick Oumar Diarrah of Mali
- Ambassador Edith Ssempala of Uganda
- Sandra Taylor, Vice President and Director of Public Affairs, Eastman Kodak
Following the roundtable discussion there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Museum's major redesign of its entrance pavillion in the Enid Haupt Garden at 6:30 p.m., 950 Independence Avenue, SW.
Media should arrive for set-up by 3:30 p.m. at 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, then take the elevator to the third floor, and follow hallway to room 3031. Due to space limitations there will be no live pool feed.
U.S. Agency for International Development is the government agency that has provided humanitarian assistance and economic development worldwide for more than 40 years.
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