Really have left me energized and inspired, prickly optimistic and they make me frankly optimistic and they make me want to do more for you in washington. I look forward to seeing you all in your home countries and your communities. At this moment, let me just add we are very concerned with the events that are unfolding around the continent, which makes the world work that leaders you do more important. Today, we are here to celebrate all of you. We have probably joined the chorus of your loved ones, ortners and friends, rooting for you. We commend each one of you on the ways you are trying to change your communities your leading and serving. A lot of us get frustrated with the pace of change or how challenging it is to implement solutions. One thing i like to say late d. C. Is incremental change is still change. Thank you for all being part of cumulative incremental change. [applause] this afternoon, you will become Mandela Washington alumni. With that achievement comes great responsi
To see where it has gone today is amazing. Over the years i have met many of you on my travels, many of your predecessors, including in togo last december when i traveled. Those conversations left me energized and inspired, frankly optimistic, and they make me want to do more for all of you here in washington. I look forward to seeing you all in your home countries and in your home communities. I have to say at this moment, let me just add we are office he very concerned with the events that are unfolding and also on the continent that makes the work leaders like you do all the more important. Today we are here to celebrate all of you. We proudly join the chorus of your loved ones, partners and friends who are rooting for you. We commend each and everyone of you for the ways in which you are working to change your communities you are leading and serving. I know a lot of us often get frustrated with the pace of change or how challenging it is to implement solutions. One thing i like to
Secretary blinken speaks at a gathering of Young Leaders from subsaharan africa, he discusses the influence that Young Africans will have on the world noting that 60 of african populations is under the age of 25. The Mandela Washington summit hosts this event in washington dc. music hello fellows. We are at the end of three days of programming here, it is such an honor to be here. Thank you for that introduction. It is my pleasure to be with you here today to ramp up your Mandela Washington fellowship for Young African leaders. We are thrilled you are here in d. C. For the first time in so many years. [applause] i have to tell you it is a real professional honor for me to be here today in my capacity as under secretary for Public Diplomacy but it is also a real personal pleasure for me to be here because i stood in this very room in 2014 with president obama when we inaugurated and announced this program. To see where it has gone today is amazing. [applause] over the years i have met m
Democracy at work. A republic thrives get informed, straight from the source on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word from word word for word. Get the opinion that matters the most, it is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Secretary blinken speaks at a gathering of Young Leaders from subsaharan africa, he discusses the influence that Young Africans will have on the world noting that 60 of african populations is under the age of 25. The event is in washington dc. Really have left me energized and inspired, prickly optimistic and they make me frankly optimistic and they make me want to do more for you in washington. I look forward to seeing you all in your home countries and your communities. At this moment, let me just add we are very concerned with the events that are unfolding around the continent, which makes the world work that leaders you do more important. Today, we are here to celebrate all of you. We have probably joined the chorus of your loved one
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