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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remark…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2014. (P080614PS-0193)
US-Africa Leaders Summit 2014
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2014. (P080614PS-0193)

US-Africa Leaders Summit 2014

Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
August 5, 2014 - August 6, 2014
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The first US-African Leaders Summit was hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington, DC from August 4 through August 6, 2014. Leaders from fifty African states attended to discuss trade, investment, security, and development. The summit was built on President Obama’s trip to Africa in the summer of 2013 and aimed to strengthen ties between the United States and Africa. The theme of the summit was “Investing in the Next Generation" and focused on stimulating growth, unlocking opportunities, and creating an enabling environment for the next generation.
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Photos from the 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "August 2014"  
Additional information about the 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit"