German President Horst Köhler hosts APARC Director Ambassador Stithand former African heads of state for working luncheon
(Berlin) — German President Horst Köhler hosted Ambassador Charles R. Stith and ten former
African heads of state for a working luncheon at Schloss Bellevue on Monday, April 27, as a prelude to the African Presidential Roundtable 2009: Leadership Challenges of Land Reform in Africa.
“It is good to have an institution like the African Presidential Archives and Research Center, which helps us make better use of this wealth of experience, and I'd like to thank the organizers of the African Presidential Roundtable for their commitment,” President Köhler declared. “Expectations of the new US Administration under President Obama are high, especially in Africa. We Europeans and Americans should together do all we can to make the emerging partnership with Africa a success. I'm therefore very pleased that this year's Roundtable is being held in Berlin.”
The former African heads of state and dignitaries attending the luncheon included (from left to right): Karl Offmann of Mauritius, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President Aristides Pereira of Cape Verde, President Ali Hasan Mwinyi of Tanzania, President Festus Mogae of Botswana, President Nicephore Soglo of Benin, President Horst Kohler of Germany, President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, Prime Minister Fredrick Sumaye of Tanzania, President Cassam Uteem of Mauritius, President John Kufour of Ghana, Ambassador Charles Stith of APARC, and Dr. John Tesha of Africa Forum.
The luncheon kicked-off the two day closed-door discussions at Berlin’s historic Humboldt University, involving public and private sectors leaders and students and faculty from the U.S., Europe, and Africa
Since APARC inaugurated the African Presidential Roundtable in April 2003, each year has demonstrated a significant growth in the size and stature of the initiative. The involvement of former African heads of state, foreign diplomats, and international dignitaries has produced cutting edge conversation and policy discussion about the continent.
The former African heads of state who have developed relationships with APARC through this initiative feel strongly that the African Presidential Roundtable represents an opportunity to reach a significant number of key individuals and institutions that can directly impact the development of Africa. The African Presidential Roundtable has facilitated a better understanding by both Africans and Americans of their respective views regarding civic participation, leadership development, and policy formation relative to Africa. It has also led to more informed policies and the potential to influence future practices by providing a sustainable and credible forum for former democratically elected African heads of state to convene around issues that affect U.S.-Africa relations.
The African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) at Boston University was established to chronicle trends and developments related to democratization and free-market reform in Africa. In addition to providing a forum for discussing Africa’s global relationships, APARC hosts former democratically elected African presidents through its African President-in-Residence program and annually publishes the African Leaders State of Africa Report. The African Presidential Roundtable 2009 is sponsored by USAID, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Coca-Cola, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies.
“It is good to have an institution like the African Presidential Archives and Research Center, which helps us make better use of this wealth of experience, and I'd like to thank the organizers of the African Presidential Roundtable for their commitment,” President Köhler declared. “Expectations of the new US Administration under President Obama are high, especially in Africa. We Europeans and Americans should together do all we can to make the emerging partnership with Africa a success. I'm therefore very pleased that this year's Roundtable is being held in Berlin.”
The former African heads of state and dignitaries attending the luncheon included (from left to right): Karl Offmann of Mauritius, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President Aristides Pereira of Cape Verde, President Ali Hasan Mwinyi of Tanzania, President Festus Mogae of Botswana, President Nicephore Soglo of Benin, President Horst Kohler of Germany, President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, Prime Minister Fredrick Sumaye of Tanzania, President Cassam Uteem of Mauritius, President John Kufour of Ghana, Ambassador Charles Stith of APARC, and Dr. John Tesha of Africa Forum.
The luncheon kicked-off the two day closed-door discussions at Berlin’s historic Humboldt University, involving public and private sectors leaders and students and faculty from the U.S., Europe, and Africa
Since APARC inaugurated the African Presidential Roundtable in April 2003, each year has demonstrated a significant growth in the size and stature of the initiative. The involvement of former African heads of state, foreign diplomats, and international dignitaries has produced cutting edge conversation and policy discussion about the continent.
The former African heads of state who have developed relationships with APARC through this initiative feel strongly that the African Presidential Roundtable represents an opportunity to reach a significant number of key individuals and institutions that can directly impact the development of Africa. The African Presidential Roundtable has facilitated a better understanding by both Africans and Americans of their respective views regarding civic participation, leadership development, and policy formation relative to Africa. It has also led to more informed policies and the potential to influence future practices by providing a sustainable and credible forum for former democratically elected African heads of state to convene around issues that affect U.S.-Africa relations.
The African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) at Boston University was established to chronicle trends and developments related to democratization and free-market reform in Africa. In addition to providing a forum for discussing Africa’s global relationships, APARC hosts former democratically elected African presidents through its African President-in-Residence program and annually publishes the African Leaders State of Africa Report. The African Presidential Roundtable 2009 is sponsored by USAID, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Coca-Cola, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies.
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