The US President, who recently marked 100 days in office, is reportedly
under tremendous pressure from African nations and their diplomatic
representatives in Washington to leaders from the continent.According
to a programme released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Co-operation, the President will also meet with the US
Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton and the IMF Managing Director,
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, in Washington DC on the same day.
The president is accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and
International Co-operation, Mr Bernard Membe and Zanzibar Minister for
Labour, Youth, Women and Children Development Affairs, Ms Asha A. Juma.
Today, President Kikwete will visit Stanford University and later
Google headquarters, as well as the IBM University where he is to be
briefed on the firm’s activities in Africa, cognitive computing project
and IBM BlueGene Supercomputer.
On Tuesday, President Kikwete will tour the Sillicon Valley,
where he is scheduled to hold talks with CISCO, Google and IBM
executives.On Wednesday, President Kikwete flies to Los Angeles for a
number of activities, including the Global Water for Life Event hosted
on Thursday by the House of Mohans.
Daily News
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