The Embassy Participates in a Talk on the U.S. Elections at the University of Mauritius

October 29, 2008

Public Affairs Officer Craig White (on the right) addressing the audience at the University of Mauritius with Roukaya Kasenally (on the left) and Vijay Makhan on the discussion panel.

One week before the U.S. Presidential Elections of 2008, Public Affairs Officer Craig White was invited by the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Mauritius to join Vijay Makhan, a politician and former Mauritian Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Commissioner for the African Union, to speak on the U.S. Presidential Elections and the race to the White House.  More than seventy students in political science, media, and communications and sociology attended the event.  The program was led by Dr. Roukaya Kasenally, Head of Communication Studies Department at the University of Mauritius.  After their presentations, the students put questions to speakers Craig White and Vijay Makhan.

The Public Affairs Office offered the following IIP publications to the students:  The Long Campaign – U.S. Elections 2008, U.S. Elections in Brief, About America:  How the United States is Governed.

Following are links to the publications:

EjournalUSA “The Long Campaign – U.S. Elections 2008”

USA Elections in Brief