By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the President of the United States, Joe Biden has announced the Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend the inauguration of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Biden, in a statement released on the White House website on Monday night, announced a nine-member delegation for the event.
The delegation will be led by Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Other members of the Presidential Delegation include:
Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja
The Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California
The Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
General Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command
The Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
The Honorable Mary Catherine Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Judd Devermont, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council
The Honorable Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development