[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15251-15252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04301]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12340]


Notice of Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on African 
Diaspora Engagement

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department 
of State hereby provides notice of the next meeting of the President's 
Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (``the Advisory 
Council'').

DATES: Monday, March 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: This event will take place in-person in Atlanta, Georgia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information and for 
those interested in participating, please contact Mr. Matthew Becker, 
Senior Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State by email 
at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 647-1790.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Advisory Council 
will host a public plenary session meeting. The primary mission of the 
Advisory Council is to provide counsel to the President on enhancing 
the connections between the United States Government and the African 
diaspora within the

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United States, aligning with the objectives outlined in the U.S. 
Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa.
    This meeting is for planning purposes for the Advisory Council to 
discuss 2024 priorities and review proposed initiatives, including 
programs to expand cultural and education exchange between Africa and 
the United States, and programs to increase participation of members of 
the African diaspora in the United States related to trade, investment, 
economic growth, and development programs relating to Africa. The 
Advisory Council will also review a calendar of additional upcoming 
events focused on African diaspora engagement, for potential Advisory 
Council member participation.
    The activities of the Advisory Council encompass strategies to 
advance equity and opportunity for African diaspora communities, ways 
to support the United Nations' Permanent Forum on People of African 
Descent, programs and initiatives to strengthen cultural, social, 
political, and economic ties between African communities, the global 
African diaspora, and the United States, and programs and initiatives 
to increase participation of members of the African diaspora in the 
United States with regard to trade, investment, economic growth, and 
development programs relating to Africa.
    Established in accordance with Executive Order 14089, the Advisory 
Council operates under the overarching authority of the Secretary of 
State and the Department of State, as outlined in Title 22 of the 
United States Code. Specifically, its mandate aligns with Section 2656 
of that Title and adheres to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    This meeting is open to the public. Priority for in-person seating 
will be given to members of the Advisory Council and remaining seating 
will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested 
members of the public may reserve a seat by contacting Matthew Becker 
at [email protected].

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. and 22 U.S.C. 2651a.)

Deniece L. Laurent-Mantey,
Executive Director, The President's Advisory Council on African 
Diaspora Engagement, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-04301 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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