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To print, set printer in Landscape mode March 22, 2005 Washington, DC—The American and African Business Women’s Alliance (AABWA) held its Second Annual African Women Ambassadors’ Breakfast Roundtable on Wednesday, March 16th, 2005 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The theme of the event was “Role Models of Excellence” and featured a panel presentation by the following African Women Ambassadors: H.E. Molelekeng Rapolaki, Embassy of Lesotho; H.E. Dr. Usha Jeetah, Embassy of Mauritius; H.E. Mary Kanya, Embassy of Swaziland; H.E. Edith Grace Ssempala, Embassy of Uganda; and H.E. Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Embassy of Zambia. Each African Ambassador provided highly inspirational remarks about a woman entrepreneur that has served as a role model for doing business in her respective African country. In addition, the African embassies of Angola and South Africa had representatives in attendance. |
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The highlight of the event was the presentation of AABWA’s 2005 “Role Models of Excellence” Awards in which the following three individuals were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the goals and objectives of the AABWA organization: Mrs. Sarian Bouma, CEO, Capitol Hill Building Maintenance, Inc. and AAWBA Board Member, was presented with the Woman Entrepreneur Award; Ms. Sandra E. Taylor, Esq., Senior Vice President of the Starbucks Coffee Company, AABWA-USA Vice Chair and Co-Founder of AABWA, was presented with the Corporate Social Responsibility Award; and the Honorable Joyce Banda, Malawi Member of Parliament, Minister of Gender, Child Welfare and Community Services, and Co-Founder of AABWA, was presented with the Government/Civil Society Leadership Award. |
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| The event, which was well attended, had a few special dignitaries in attendance to include the First Lady of Liberia, Mrs. Rosie Bryant, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and also Mrs. Virginia Williams, the mother of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. AABWA also benefited from the following sponsors that contributed to the overall success of the event: Capitol Hill Building Maintenance, Inc., Coca Cola Africa, GB Herndon & Associates, IGP Technologies, Hon. Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado, Jay’s International, MacArthur & Baker International, Inc., Ms. Singleton McAllister, Esq., Moongate Associates, Strebor Books International, and Venue International Professionals, Inc. | ||||
| AABWA was created in February 2001 by a group of American and African business women convinced of the critical need for a private sector driven organization focused on mentoring, training, networking and promoting trade and investment opportunities between the United States and Africa and among African countries. AABWA’s primary goals are to: (a) build skills and relationships among African women and between American and African women which will contribute to the development of successful African business women who engage in importing/exporting; and (b) provide American business women with the requisite knowledge and insights into African markets so they can successfully invest in and trade with their counterparts in African countries. For more information about AABWA please contact Kadidia Thiero, AABWA Program Director, at (202) 263-3520, and please also continue to visit this Website. | ||||
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