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Ambassador Lana Marks on the Occasion of her Accreditation as Ambassador to South Africa

I will use my time in South Africa to expand our trade and business partnerships and to support SA’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control

PRETORIA, South Africa, January 29, 2020/APO Group/ --

By Ambassador Lana Marks

A Message to South Africans
Molweni Mzansi! Today, I write to you no longer as Ambassador-designate, but as the fully accredited U.S. Ambassador to South Africa! Meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa this afternoon to present my credentials at the South African Government was a tremendous moment. Masisebenzisane! We are stronger together and I will use my time in South Africa to expand our trade and business partnerships and to support SA’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control. I believe strongly in the role that youth can and must play in leading the way to a more prosperous future and we remain committed to investing in South Africa’s next generation of civic, government, and business leaders. I look forward to continuing my journey as the United States Ambassador to South Africa.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa.