Ambassador John Negroponte, the US Deputy Secretary of State, will carry out an African tour that will bring him to Côte d’Ivoire as from the 10th of November 2007. During this step, the US official will seize this opportunity to learn from the Ivorian peace process evolution. He will meet with the Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, the Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, and with some leaders of the opposition such as Henri Konan Bedié, leader of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire and Alassane Ouattara, leader of the Movement of Republicans.

After the Ivorian step, Ambassador Negroponte, accompanied by a delegation made of several officials of the State Department, including Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, is due to visit several other African countries, including Nigeria and Mali.

Source: Notre Voie