White House appoints 2021-2022 class of White House fellows
The President's Commission on White House Fellows on Monday announced the appointment of the 2021-2022 class of White House Fellows, ...
Day: October 18, 2021
America mourns Colin Powell, son of Jamaican immigrants who rose to become first Black Secretary of State in U.S. history
America is mourning Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants and four-star general who rose to become the first Black ...
Colin Powell dies at 84 after complications from COVID-19
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell died on Monday after complications from COVID-19, his family said in a ...
USAID awards $3.5 million to fund ‘Bicycles For Growth Initiative’ for those who cannot afford transportation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States Agency for International Development on Monday announced two awards totaling $3.5 million for the Bicycles for Growth ...
Ethiopian forces bomb Tigrayan capital of Mekelle, even as U.S. calls for peace
Ethiopian forces bombed Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, on Monday, escalating a war that has caused thousands of dead and ...
David Marchickn travels to South Africa and India to advance U.S. Global Health Investments
COO Marchick and the traveling delegation will arrive in India on October 24, 2021. In Hyderabad, the delegation will visit ...
Highest ranking U.S. official for Africa Mary Catherine Phee makes first trip to continent with stops in Ghana and Burkina Faso
Ambassador Mary Catherine Phee, the highest ranking United States official for Africa in the Biden administration, has embarked on her ...