Assistant Secretary Kansteiner Visits Rutile Mine![]() Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Walter H. Kansteiner III (second from left) and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Dr. Peter Watson (second from right), explore the planned reopening of Sierra Rutile Ltd., a rutile mine that was the country's largest tax payer, private sector employer, and foreign export earner prior to its closing in 1995 during the war. (Photo by U.S. Embassy Freetown, April 2003) |