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White
House Announces US President to Meet Five African Democratic
Leaders
June
9, 2005
President
Bush will welcome President Festus Mogae of Botswana, President
John Kufuor of Ghana, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique,
President
Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia, and President Mamadou Tandja
of Niger
to the White House on June 13, 2005. The White House announced
that this meeting will highlight the
value that the United States places on supporting democracy
across Africa.
The announcement goes on to note that President Bush looks forward
to recognizing these countries' successes
at holding free and fair elections last year and discussing
the issues
of democracy, trade and economic development, HIV/AIDS, the
upcoming
G-8 summit, as well as peace and security in Africa.
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