The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, will travel to Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya from January 25 to 29, to advance joint priorities following December’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Thomas-Greenfield, who is a former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, is expected to visit Kenya on Wednesday, January 25. READ ALSO: US-Africa summit has done well, but China will remain a key player In Nairobi, she will, as reported, receive briefings from the UN country team on humanitarian programmes, including the regional drought response and assistance to refugees. Her tour, a senior administration official told reporters on Monday, January 23, will focus on regional security issues, food insecurity, humanitarian issues, and supporting African efforts to mitigate climate change. Her trip is the second high-profile visit to Africa since the three-day December 2022 summit in Washington. It comes just as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on January 28, wraps up her own trip to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa, seeking to deepen U.S.-Africa economic ties by expanding trade and investment flows. Biden announced over $15 billion in two-way trade and investment commitments, deals and partnerships at the December summit that drew delegations from 49 African nations to Washington.
