State Department's Africa Bureau Celebrates 50th Anniversary

By Charles W. Corey In celebrating the 50th anniversary of the State Department's Africa Bureau, both Africans and Americans should look back at its history but also look forward to build upon the engagement, excellence and, at times, sheer persistence that have defined its work for the past 50 years, a senior U.S. official says. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer spoke to those who gathered for an October 6 reception held at the National Museum of African Art in Washington. "If you just look around, there is real tradition here. There is a real legacy here in the very people that are in this office," Frazer told a capacity crowd that included African diplomats, present and past U.S. and African ambassadors, former assistant secretaries, business executives doing business in Africa, and a wide... [read full story]