Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman had a warm and productive meeting with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman had a warm and productive meeting with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor.
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Department of State
Office of the Spokesperson
May 4, 2022
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman had warm and productive meetings with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor and Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes today in Pretoria.
Deputy Secretary Sherman and Minister Pandor discussed the importance of the U.S.-South Africa partnership and shared priorities including health, climate, and regional and global peace and security.
Deputy Secretary Sherman and Deputy Minister Botes, who was joined by Economic Advisor to President Ramaphosa Trudi Makhaya, discussed the growing partnership on mutual areas of interest, including trade, investment, and infrastructure. Deputy Secretary Sherman also expressed condolences on the loss of life and destruction as a result of the weather disaster in KwaZulu-Natal in April.
DEPUTY SECRETARY SHERMAN’S TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA
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Department of State
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April 29, 2022
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to South Africa, Angola, Gabon, and France from May 2 to 7. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and National Security Council Senior Director for Africa Dana Banks will join the Deputy Secretary’s delegation.
In South Africa, Deputy Secretary Sherman will travel to Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria from May 2 to 4 and meet with Deputy Foreign Minister Alvin Botes and other senior government officials to discuss furthering U.S.-South African cooperation on a range of issues, including global and regional peace and security, trade and investment, sustainable infrastructure, health security, and the climate crisis. She will meet with business leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss strengthening the important trade and investment relationship between the U.S. and South Africa. The Deputy Secretary will also present the International Women of Courage Award during a discussion with women leaders promoting human rights for marginalized communities.
Deputy Secretary Sherman will then travel to Luanda, Angola from May 4 to 5 to meet with President João Lourenço, Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, and other senior Angolan officials to discuss our shared interests, including regional security and defense cooperation, economic prosperity, good governance, support for Angola’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, and cooperation on shared maritime law enforcement as well as economic, and climate-related challenges in the Atlantic Basin. She will also hold discussions with business leaders, and Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni who are working to promote women’s entrepreneurship and youth engagement.
From May 5 to 6, the Deputy Secretary will travel to Libreville, Gabon, where she will meet with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Foreign Minister Michael Moussa-Adamo, and Minister of Defense Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili to engage on our shared priorities including promoting environmental protection, addressing the climate crisis, and furthering security cooperation. The Deputy Secretary will also visit Raponda Walker Arboretum to learn about Gabon’s work in forest conservation leadership to combat the climate crisis.
Finally, on May 7, the Deputy Secretary will meet in Paris, France, with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA State Secretary Andreas Michaelis, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Europe and North America James Cleverly to discuss our ongoing, close coordination to respond to Putin’s brutal, unprovoked war against Ukraine.
DEPUTY SECRETARY SHERMAN’S TRAVEL TO SA: In the Media
Deputy Secretary Sherman traveled to Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria from May 2 to 4 and met with Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor, Deputy Foreign Minister Alvin Botes and other senior government officials to discuss furthering U.S.-South African cooperation on a range of issues, including global and regional peace and security, trade and investment, sustainable infrastructure, health security, and the climate crisis. She will met with business leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss strengthening the important trade and investment relationship between the U.S. and South Africa. The Deputy Secretary also presented the International Women of Courage Award during a discussion with women leaders promoting human rights for marginalized communities.
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US & SA AGREE ON NEGOTIATED PEACE, SAYS VISITING U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE: SA and the US have agreed that the best way out of the conflict in Ukraine is “not more war, but a negotiated peace”, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman says. The US would do “everything we can to support Ukraine to defend itself”, she said. Sherman also warned that the possibility of a nuclear attack by Russia was “always a concern” even though that country has signed a pledge that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. Sherman sat down with Business Day on Wednesday after a meeting with international relations minister Naledi Pandor, which concluded her three-day tour of SA.
SAfm | Beyond the Headlines | May 4, 2022
U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE WENDY SHERMAN IS IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE START OF HER FOUR-NATION TOUR OF AFRICA: Her visit will focus on furthering U.S.-South African cooperation on a range of issues, including global and regional peace and security, and addressing the climate crisis. She joins us now to discuss her all-important visit on the continent and she will also talk about her country’s security assistance to Ukraine, and we will also hear from her as to why the U.S and China often don’t see eye to eye on certain political issues. DAS Sherman begins by underscoring SA’s importance in the world, “SA is a critical leader, not only in the region, but in the world. They have just been invited to the G7 meeting by Germany, which is a reflection on how important they are in the world,” before moving on to the other topics.
SAfm | Sunrise with Stephen Grootes | May 3, 2022
TWO DEMOCRACIES CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES THAT SUIT BOTH COUNTRIES INTERESTS AND VALUES: John Stremlau, Honorary Professor, International Relations, at the University of the Witwatersrand spoke to Stephen Grootes on SAfm Sunrise. He described the South African leg as “The most strategic stop of her trip, and it is about the the future of the U.S.-SA relationship.” He saw it as an opportunity for the two nations to work together for productive purposes that suit their interests and values, through frank discussion.
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