United States President Joe Biden constituted the inaugural members of the country’s first-ever advisory council on African diaspora engagement on Wednesday.
Among the 12-member committee, comprised of professionals from different sectors including business, social work, and creative industry among others, are two Americans with Nigerian roots: Osagie Imasogie and Chinenye Joy Ogwumike.
The Nigerians and the ten other African Americans will provide invaluable guidance to reinforce cultural, social, political, and economic ties between the U.S. and Africa, and promote trade, investment, and educational exchanges between the United States and Africa, President Biden said.
In a press statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said each of the appointees who will be working closely with him “have all played important roles in strengthening United States–Africa relations and shaping United States foreign policy toward Africa.”
Imasogie and Ogwimike alongside others will serve on the council until 2025.
The West African Pilot News reports that U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo was recently in Nigeria as part of President Biden’s commitment to deepening the U.S. trade ties with Africa.
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