Progress, remaining challenges, and opportunities in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Russell Feingold (US Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes Region and DRC)
Friday, 13 February 2015, 2pm to 3pm
Seminar Room 3, ODID, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB
Hosted by International Migration Institute
About the speaker
In July 2013, Russell D. Feingold was appointed as the United States Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Having served on and led the United States Senate Africa Subcommittee for 18 years, including numerous trips to the continent, Special Envoy Feingold is working closely with Secretary of State John Kerry, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and other international leaders to find a path to lasting peace and economic prosperity in the long-troubled Great Lakes region.