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SUBJECT: STRONG USG REPRESENTATION AT TANZANIA'S SULLIVAN SUMMIT 
 
Summary 
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¶1.  The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation greatly appreciated 
The strong U.S. Government (USG) representation at the Eighth Annual 
Sullivan Summit held in Arusha, Tanzania 
from June 2 to 6.  Led by a White House Delegation headed by 
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, almost all 
USG departments and agencies with assistance programs in Africa were 
represented.  Ambassador Green addressed the 
Summit at the Opening Ceremony the first evening.  Side meetings, 
including a meeting between Secretary Kempthorne and Tanzanian 
President Jakaya Kikwete, were productive 
and should yield positive results in the future.  Throughout the 
Sullivan Foundation organizers repeatedly praised the USG support 
and thanked Embassy Dar es 
Salaam for providing consular and security services 
during the entire week of the Summit.  End Summary. 
 
¶2.  The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation held the eighth annual Sullivan 
Summit in Arusha, Tanzania from June 2-6, 2008.  Hosted by Tanzanian 
President Jakaya Kikwete, almost 3,000 delegates and participants 
from 31 countries attended the proceedings.  Ambassador Andrew Young 
and Ms. Hope Masters, the daughter of Leon Sullivan, co-chaired the 
Summit.  The Foundation stated that 546 participants came from 
America including Rev. Jesse Jackson, an NBA player from the 
Golden State Warriors, Kelenna Azubuike, and comedian Chris Tucker. 
The main themes were investment, environment, tourism, 
infrastructure, health and education.  The Presidents of Tanzania, 
Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, Mozambique and the Vice-Presidents of the 
Burundi and Comoros attended a June 4 Presidential Plenary session. 
The Sullivan Foundation announced that the Ninth Annual Sullivan 
Summit will be held in Rwanda in 2010. 
 
Strong Showing from the USG 
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¶3.  Over forty officials from the USG represented their various 
agencies and departments at the Arusha Sullivan Summit.  The White 
House delegation was comprised of Secretary of Interior, Dirk 
Kempthorne;  the Chairman of GOPAC, Michael Steele; Executive Vice 
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), 
John Simon; Chairman of the African Development Foundation, Edward 
Brehm; and former American Idol contestant Melinda Doolitte.  The 
USG contingent played a significant role throughout the many events 
of the Summit.  Assistant Secretary Frazer represented the State 
Department and was warmly received by members of the Sullivan 
Foundation and by delegates from many African governments who 
attended the Summit. 
 
¶4.  Almost all the panels and workshops included high-level USG 
officials as moderators or panelists.  In a special forum entitled 
"The U.S. Government Role in Enhancing Business, Trade and 
Investment in Africa" officials from OPIC, the Office of the Trade 
Representative (USTR), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 
USAID and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) clearly 
outlined ways in which the USG can assist in improving the business 
and investment climate throughout the continent.  Officials from the 
Departments of Energy, Transportation, Interior and Defense also 
took part in various sessions focused on energy, tourism and the 
environment. 
 
Side Meetings Advance USG  Trade Relations 
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¶5.  The USG delegation held a number of bilateral meetings during 
the Summit.  Secretary Kempthorne and his delegation held meetings 
with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and the Minister of Tourism 
and Natural Resources, Hon. Mrs. Shamsa Mwangunga.  In the meeting 
with President Kikwete, Secretary Kempthorne discussed possible 
areas of mutual cooperation to protect the fauna, flora and 
antiquities in Tanzania.  Kikwete presented Secretary Kempthorne 
with suggestions of ways in which the Department of Interior could 
assist Tanzania to preserve and manage their national parks and 
historical sites.  This included U.S. Department of Interior 
trainers or instructors to assist on a short-term basis at the GOT's 
regional training center for Wildlife Managers and Rangers; a 
request for capacity building in how to preserve old buildings and 
mosques, with a focus on buildings constructed from mud or 
limestone; 
and more anti-poaching equipment, in particular, night vision 
goggles for the park rangers. 
 
¶6.  Assistant Secretary Frazer also held a number of bilateral 
meetings to be reported reftels A and B.  Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative for Africa, Florie Liser, held productive discussions 
with Secretary General Juma Mwapachuof the East African Community 
(EAC) on final steps to move forward to the signing of a Trade and 
Investment Framework Agreement between the United States and the 
East African Community.  The Secretary General promised AUSTR Liser 
that he would be bringing it for a consensus decision in the 
upcoming EAC summit scheduled for Kigali Rwanda, the last week of 
June. 
 
Conference Leadership Notes Appreciation 
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¶7.  The leadership of the Sullivan Foundation greatly appreciated 
the USG support.  The Senior Vice President and Conference 
Organizer, Ralph Perkins, stated that the foundation realized during 
their first summit in the Ivory Coast in 1991 that without the 
support of Washington-based USG officials and the Embassy a 
successful Summit was impossible.  Outside of White House delegation 
and the many high-level USG officials that served as panelists, the 
Foundation was thankful for the consular and security support from 
the Embassy that was made available in Arusha for the entirety of 
the summit. 
 
GREEN