Last month, I wrote about my invitation to attend the Republican National Convention, where I took part in a panel discussion on American leadership in Global Health. I mused before attending that as a lifelong democrat, I would likely feel like a fish out of water in Minneapolis-St. Paul. While I did experience the odd feeling of dislocation at times, I came away from the experience greatly heartened, and - at the same time - very concerned. In conversations with my fellow panelists and leading Republicans, I was strongly impressed by the party's leadership's commitment to a forward-thinking policy in Africa. Several delegates I spoke with noted that the only aspect of Bush's foreign policy that they viewed positively was rooted in Africa. Not only do Republicans talk about their commitment to current investments such as...
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