US President Joe Biden has appointed a delegation on his behalf to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu on 29th, May 2023, in Abuja.
According to a statement from the White House on Monday, in an official statement titled ‘President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu’
According to the statement, the nine-member delegation will be led by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge.
Others in the delegation are; Mr. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy Abuja;
The Honorable Sydney Kamlager-Dove, United States Representative (D), California
The Honorable Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce;
General Michael E. Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command; the Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
Enoh T. Ebong; and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Mary Catherine Phee.
Others are Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council, Judd Devermont; and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development, Monde Muyangwa