President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame are in Washington, D.C. where they will attend the National Prayer Breakfast and join over 4,000 Rwandans and Friends of Rwanda for the eleventh edition of Rwanda Day. On Thursday morning, the President and First Lady will join around 3,000 guests including US Cabinet members, US Congress members, the diplomatic corps in Washington, UN diplomats, as well as US and foreign business leaders, for the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual event held in Washington, D.C. convening the political, social, and business leaders to assemble and pray together. President Kagame will address the participants as the keynote speaker. Themed “Rwanda: A Legacy of Inclusiveness within and beyond Our Borders,” Rwanda Day 2024 discusses the country’s socioeconomic transformation in the last 30 years, with a special focus on the contribution of the Rwandan community living abroad to the nation’s development gains. Through Rwanda Day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with President Kagame, discuss topics of national significance and exchange on how to further drive Rwanda’s development. Since its inception in 2010, Rwanda Day has brought together close to 40,000 Rwandans and Friends of Rwanda living in various parts of the World. Rwanda Day has been held in Chicago, Paris, Boston, London, Toronto, Atlanta, Dallas, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Ghent, Bonn, and now in Washington, D.C.
