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President Nancy Pelosi leads a congressional delegation to Ghana to conduct high level discussions with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, President Mike Oquaye and other senior government officials, and to visit the headquarters of the United Nations. American army in Africa, Italy. President Pelosi will also deliver a speech to the Ghanaian Parliament.
Solemnly, the delegation will travel to Cape Coast and Elmina Castles as well as to the "Gate of No Return" to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first landing of African slaves in America.
"In the face of evolving global security challenges, our delegation will thank the men and women in uniform and will receive briefings from US military leaders at the US Army headquarters for Africa," said the President. Pelosi.
"In Ghana, our delegation looks forward to high-level discussions on key issues such as regional security, sustainable and inclusive development and the challenges of tomorrow, including the climate crisis," continued President Pelosi. "It is a special honor to be the first Speaker of the US House to speak to the illustrious Parliament of Ghana as we build on the partnership between our nations."
The delegation includes the prominent majority bad, James Clyburn, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Karen Bbad, the co-chair of MP Steering Committee and Democratic Policy, Barbara Lee, and the icon of Congress, John Lewis.
"As founding president of the International African American Museum, which is being built on Gadsden Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, where about 50% of enslaved Africans have arrived in this country, it is particularly important for me to join the first woman president of the US House of Representatives and many of my African-American colleagues went to the door of no return in Ghana, "said Whip Clyburn. "I consider it to be an appropriate way to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the obligation made to slaves to leave their homeland to be slaved into the New World. I seek to pay tribute to the sacrifices of our African ancestors and to pay tribute to their contributions to the construction of the United States of America. "
"400 years ago this year, our ancestors were brought to this continent for the first time. In this delegation, 12 members of the Congress black caucus will return to the African continent as members of the US Congress, "said Congresswoman Bbad. "We have come here, but we still have a long way to go. Among the story of this trip, I am very much looking forward to seeing the first woman president of the US House of Representatives address the Ghanaian parliament. I thank President Pelosi for leading this important trip and for joining us in sending a sign of mutual respect and partnership to Ghana and to the African continent as a whole. "
The members of the Congress delegation are:
- President Nancy Pelosi
- Whip of the majority in the House, James Clyburn
- Congressman John Lewis, Committee on Ways and Means
- Congressman Bobby Rush, Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Sheila Jackson Lee, Congresswoman, Committee on the Budget, Committee on Internal Security and Judicial Committee
- Barbara Lee, Congressman, Credits and Budget Committee
- Yvette Clarke, Congresswoman, Committee on Energy and Trade and Committee on Homeland Security
- Congressman Hank Johnson, Judiciary Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Marcia Fudge, Congresswoman, Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Education and Labor and House Administration Committee
- Karen Bbad, Congresswoman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committee
- Congressman Terri Sewell, Intelligence Committee and Ways and Means Committee
- Frederica Wilson, Congresswoman, Committee on Education and Labor and Committee on Transport and Infrastructure
- Joyce Beatty, Congressman, Financial Services Committee and Joint Economic Committee
- Ilhan Omar, Member of the Congress, Committee on the Budget, Committee on Education and Labor and Committee on Foreign Affairs
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