For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 8, 2005
President to Welcome Presidents Mogae, Kufuor, Guebuza, Pohamba, and Tandja to the White House
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. This
meeting will highlight the value that the United States places on
supporting democracy across Africa. 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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