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Special Press Briefing on Refugee Issues in Africa
(Oct. 26): Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz will brief reporters on the record and on camera about his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Kenya. This press briefing will take place in the State Department’s Press Briefing Room (room 2209) immediately before the daily press briefing. - Notice to the Press (rescheduled for week of Nov. 2, 2009)

Kenya
Otiende Amollo was named as State Alumni Member of the Month. Amollo is a Kenyan alumnus of the Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Throughout October, his leadership and contributions toward the promotion of human rights, civil liberties, and fair democratic rights will be recognized on the State Alumni website, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ official website for the more than one million Department-sponsored exchange alumni worldwide. Each month, the Bureau’s Office of Alumni Affairs, which supports alumni as they build on their exchange experiences, confers the award on an outstanding alumnus or alumna. - Media Note

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Other 2009 releases on Kenya...

Study Tour for Afghan and Kenyan Women Drug Abuse Treatment Counselors
(Mar. 20): The U.S. Department of State is sponsoring a study tour for 12 professionals in the area of substance abuse from Afghanistan and Kenya during the week of March 23. This effort is part of the United States’ Global Initiative to provide drug abuse treatment services for the specials needs of drug addicted women and their children living in Afghanistan and Kenya.  Full Text

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