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UPDATED: 20 Aug 2009 GMT
  • Africa’s Best Days Are Ahead, Clinton Says

    “I am just absolutely convinced Africa’s best days can be ahead,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told students at an interactive town hall meeting at the University of Nairobi on the first country stop of her seven-nation Africa visit.

  • Ambassador McGee ends term

    Ambassador James D. McGee left Harare on Sunday July 5, concluding two years of service as Ambassador to Zimbabwe. A career diplomat, McGee will continue working for the State Department at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.

  • Ambassador-Designate to Zimbabwe Charles A.Ray

    On August 4, Senate confirmed the nomination of Charles A. Ray as Ambassador. Ray appeared before the Committee on Foreign Relations July 21. He pledged to continue U.S. efforts to assist the people of Zimbabwe in their pursuit of a representative, democratically elected government that respects human rights...

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McGee's farewell remarks
Harare, July 3, 2009: “Today … we have an inclusive government comprised of Zimbabwe’s three main parties. … Zimbabwe is at least working on recovery. But at the same time so much remains to be done. The rule of law and human rights are still under attack...

An Invitation to Africans: Send a message to President Obama
Africans are invited to send a message to President Obama and receive highlights of his July 11 speech in Ghana. Text messages may be subject to local and international charges as stipulated by your carrier.

Ambassador McGee ends term
Harare, July 6th 2009: Ambassador James D. McGee left Harare yesterday, concluding two years of service as Ambassador to Zimbabwe. A career diplomat, McGee will continue working for the State Department at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.

U.S. gives $5million scholarships to Zim students
Harare, June 26, 2009: Seventeen bright but economically disadvantaged Zimbabwean students received full four-year scholarships worth over $5.5 million dollars to study in the United States. Ambassador James D. McGee confirmed the awards during a send-off ceremony in

McGees bid Zim children a ‘cuddle’ farewell
18 June: The Ambassador & wife, Shirley, handed over teddy bears to children in Harare thios week. The teddy bears are hand-knitted by volunteers in the US as part of the Mother Bear Project, dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children affected by HIV/AIDS.