Yellen honors U.S.-Africa bond at historic site of Atlantic slave trade
, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen condemned the horrors of human bondage while honoring the suffering and spirit of enslaved Africans — as well as their descendants in the United States.Yellen used the visit to the "House of Slaves" memorial to emphasize the central theme of her 10-day trip: Africa and the U.S. are intimately linked.she has already delivered in Senegal under the shade of an Acacia tree in a dusty village and in the colonial grandeur of the presidential palace.
"In the United States, what is remarkable is how many African American men and women overcame the odds,” she said.The overarching goal of Yellen's trip is to convince business leaders, presidents, and everyday Africans that the United States is committed to partnering with Africans as equals. While China’s presence and influence in Africa cannot be avoided, Yellen doesn’t want to pressure any countries into an either-or decision.
"This is not a competition with China," Yellen said in Dakar on Saturday, in response to a U.S. reporter’s question about Chinese and Russian leaders also hopscotching in the continent. African governments “don't want to have to choose which countries they're going to become involved with,” she said.More trips — to different countries — will be announced in the coming months, including a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris and Wally Adeyemo, the Nigerian-born deputy Treasury secretary.For Yellen’s tour, no town is too small.
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