| |  Deputy Assistant Secretary RemarksPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Deputy Assistant Secretary - James Swan
Principal areas of coverage: Central and Eastern Africa
Central countries - Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe
Eastern countries - Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Carol Thompson
Principal areas of coverage: Southern Africa
Southern countries - Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Todd J. Moss
Principal areas of concentration: economic policy issues and West Africa
Western countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo | | | Highlights |  Sign up for Africa email updates.
China-Africa Relations and the Global Village: Diplomatic Perspective
DAS Jim Swan (Apr. 1): "Why is China more involved in Africa? There are three interests primarily driving China: access to resources, access to markets, and pursuit of diplomatic allies." Full text
Democracy Threatened: The Legitimacy of Elections in Africa
PDAS Thomas-Greenfield (Mar. 12): "Support for democracy is at the center of U.S. policy in Africa. It is worth remembering that even as progress has been remarkable, movement toward fully democratic governance is not linear – It is a long and often bumpy process." Full text
Africa: An Emerging Strategic Partner
DAS Todd Moss (Mar. 5): "Although conflicts are still ongoing...the trend in Africa is toward the resolution of conflict...Democracy is also on the rise. In the past four years alone, there have been more than 50 democratic elections in Africa." Full text
Partnership with Africa through Public Diplomacy and Development Assistance
PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield (Feb. 14): "This President believes that Africa is central to our nation’s national security and foreign policy. He has backed his words with action. Since 2001 our official development assistance to Africa has more than tripled." Full Text
Kenya: A Call for Justice and Peaceful Resolution
![Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs James Swan testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Africa and Global Health Subcommittee Hearing. [State Dept. photo]](http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_af2_swan96.jpg) Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan (Feb. 6): "The United States and Kenya have a long tradition of partnership. We want to continue our close ties to Kenya, but this requires that its leaders take the necessary steps to quell the violence and make political compromises....We call on Kenya’s political leaders to honor their obligation to the Kenyan people..." Full Text |
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