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President & CEO @USADF| Fmr. @USAIDinAfrica| Lecturer - African Studies @Georgetown | Life Member @CFR_org | Son of Wonderful Mothers | Views My Own

Dec 31, 2019, 21 tweets

Taking this moment to share gratitude for some of the people & orgs that embraced, expanded, and helped me grow in #2019 - starting w/ @ChrisFomunyoh and the wonderful teams @NDI @ndiafrica & @IRIglobal @IRI_Africa for the IEOM #Nigeria

It was an honor to serve with all of you!

I’d also like to thank @BSangafowaCoul and the #AfricaGrowthInitiative @BrookingsInst for making me a part of their magnificent programming 🙏🏿 - looking forward to #ForesightAfrica #2020

I thoroughly enjoyed podcast collaboration w/ some of the smartest and kindest people doing this work in @dadakim @JDevermont @MasukuAndile @BeattyRiedl - thanks for the dope podcast mashup! 👌🏿

It was my great honor to join the faculty of @georgetownsfs @GeorgetownCSS @HoyaAfrica alongside brilliant colleagues and students who will change the world!

I’m so proud of the students of @EesaGeorgetown for their commitment to community & Diaspora - thank you for allowing me to join you in commemorating the life of #NipseyHussle

I’m honored that the powerful women leaders of @WCAPSnet @Jenkinsbd allow me to serve alongside them 🙏🏿☺️

So grateful to be in community with @NatSecDiver @GlobalAccessPL @CSISDiversity @OutInNatSec @GirlSecurity_ @HUBuncheCenter @GsaChicago - in our shared commitment to burst open the national security space for ALL Americans! 🙏🏿💪🏿

@CFR_org for taking a lead on diversity by again hosting the Conference on Diversity in International Affairs! #CDIA2019

To @icapaa for allowing me to join with a diverse group of powerful leaders and define ourselves for ourselves - in beautiful #Aspen

To @SlaughterAM and @NewAmerica for their powerful leadership in centering women, people of people and the members of the LGBT+ in the national security space!

To my brother @cdglin and the amazing staff of the @USADF - for their empowering work on the continent and allowing me to contribute!

To @tcwittes for your kindness and support of my aspirations 🙏🏿 - you are a stellar combination and brilliance, integrity and heart - thank you!

To @emilize and the @BertelsmannFdn for allowing to share in their commitment to democracy and TransAtlantic cooperation.

To @MondeMuyangwa @AfricaUpClose @TheWilsonCenter for allowing me to share the stage with brilliant and diverse leaders in discussion of developments in Africa!

I can’t forget the league of extraordinary humans that is: @CamilleEsq @Laura_Kupe @atjsk1 @_pamcampos @AshaCastleberry @Robcando @Bencosmef @DrNLouissaint @MTColemanJr @AdFaulkner1 @justjalina 🙏🏿✨

So glad we got to meet this year @_pamcampos! ☺️

To the wonderful team at the @TheOpEdProject for helping me #WriteToChangeTheWorld 🌍

To so many of the wonderful souls who have blessed the mic 🎙 at the #OnAfricaPodcast @LindaT_G @Ilhan @IamIshaSesay @sasyrae @benjamintalton @TunduLissuTz & @Smith_JeffreyT @kainazamaria - thank you all so very much!

A closing thanks to have of you who’ve so generously contributed to the Patreon site for the #OnAfricaPodcast in support of diverse & independent voices! Honored to have you and hoping to grow this community! patreon.com/user?u=28303725

I definitely meant to include the bright star @MsB616 🌟- blame my head, not my heart for the oversight family! ☺️

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