President Of Botswana

President George W. Bush intends to nominate Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Botswana. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Peterson currently serves as Director of the Foreign Service Institute at the Department of State. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Prior to that, Ambassador Peterson was Managing Director of the Office of Overseas Citizen Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the Department of State. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz. ... [Read More]

President Bush to Nominate Katherine Peterson as Ambassador to Botswana - "Gaborone Botswana"

President George W. Bush intends to nominate Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Botswana. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ms. Peterson currently serves as Director of the Foreign Service Institute at the Department of State. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Prior to that, Ambassador Peterson was Managing Director of the Office of Overseas Citizen Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the Department of State. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz. ... [Read More]

Remarks by President Bush and President Mogae of Botswana in a Photo Opportunity

As some of us some of you will know, initially Namibia and us, and Botswana, were left out of AGOA I as a result of the level of our -- (inaudible) -- and we have since been included under AGOA II. And so the only issue is that the dispensation, that concession should be maintained, therefore, as long as AGOA remains. Because, like the President, we believe in trade -- of course, we believe in aid, too. (Laughter.) So both aid and trade and cooperation. ...

So that's what we have been talking about -- of course, other things. But, of course, there are a whole range of issues on which we consulted reaching across the region -- performance of our economy, but the region of the south -- of southern Africa and then sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. ... [Read More]

Holidays - "Gaborone Botswana"

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President Bush

1111--12/06/04   Laura Bush Hosts Viviane Wade, Wife of President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal; Oval Office; Washington, DC ...

1111--12/06/04   President Bush With President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal ; Oval Office; Washington, DC ... [Read More]

Bio - "Gaborone Botswana"

President George W. Bush nominated Joseph Huggins, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana on August 1, 2002. Following confirmation by the United States Senate, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell administered his oath of office as Ambassador in Washington, D.C. on December 17, 2002. Ambassador Huggins also serves as the Secretary of State’s Special Representative to the Southern Africa Development Community. Ambassador Huggins presented his credentials to President Festus Mogae on January 28, 2003. ... [Read More]

Press Releases - "Gaborone Botswana"

Listed below are some recent press releases issued by our Public Affairs section for more information regarding our media operations, please contact the Media Specialist.Press Releases African Leaders to Gather for U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored Seminarin Gaborone (June 16, 2005.) SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WESTWOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION (June 13, 2005.) WESTWOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TO RECEIVE US$6 MILLION IN OPIC FINANCING FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR BUILDING PROJECTS (July 7, 2005.) President Bush to Nominate Katherine Peterson as Ambassador to Botswana (June 06, 2005.) SPECIAL SCREENING OF “SILENT SPRING” (2 June, 2005) Diplomatic Missions Clean U ... [Read More]

President Discusses Democracy, AGOA With African Leaders

Thank you all for coming. Welcome to the White House. I want to thank the five Presidents who are with us today: President Mogae of Botswana, President Kufuor of Ghana, President Guebuza of Mozambique, President Pohamba of Namibia, and President Tandja of Niger. ...

All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year. What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa. All of us share a fundamental commitment to advancing democracy and opportunity on the continent of Africa. And all of us believe that one of the most effective ways to advance democracy and deliver hope to the people of Africa is through mutually beneficial trade. ... [Read More]

Helping The Tsunami Victims By President George W. Bush - "Gaborone Botswana"

Americans join those across the globe in mourning the tens of thousands of lives, many of them children, who were lost in the recent violent tsunamis from Thailand to the Horn of Africa. Across America, the American flag flew at half-staff last week in honor of the victims of this catastrophic event. ...

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