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Press Release - President Barack Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the 50th Anniversary Independence Celebration
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend the 50th Anniversary Independence Celebration on October 1, 2010.
The Honorable Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, will lead the delegation.
Members of the Presidential Delegation:
The Honorable Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Department of State
Mr. James P. McAnulty, Charge d'Affaires, United States Diplomatic Mission to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Honorable Walter C. Jones, United States Executive Director to the African Development Bank
Barack Obama, Press Release - President Barack Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the 50th Anniversary Independence Celebration Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/322740