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Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson is the leading State Department expert on U.S. policy on Africa. He travels nationally and internationally promoting U.S. policies as well as working with the leaders of the African continent.
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-08/11/09 Remarks En Route Abuja, Nigeria; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; En Route Abuja, Nigeria
-08/06/09 Briefing on Plane ; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; En Route to Pretoria
-08/04/09 Briefing to Preview the Secretary's Trip to Africa; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; En Route Nairobi, Kenya
-07/30/09 Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Trip to Africa; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Washington, DC
-07/22/09 Kenya and the U.S. - Meeting the Growing Challenge in East Africa; Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; National Endowment for Democracy; Washington, DC
-06/25/09 Remarks before the Council on Foreign Relations; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; New York City, NY
-06/23/09 Drug Trafficking in West Africa; Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Washington, DC
-06/10/09 Current Status of U.S.-South African Relations; Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Woodrow Wilson Center; Washington, DC
-05/20/09 Developing a Coordinated and Sustainable U.S. Strategy Toward Somalia; Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ; Washington, DC
-05/12/09 Assistant Secretary Carson's Press Conference in Nairobi; Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Nairobi, Kenya
-04/29/09 Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
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