Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024. Over the past decade, nearly 7,200 talented young leaders have had the opportunity to participate in this program.
To commemorate this special occasion, Fellowship partners and stakeholders shared celebratory messages reflecting on the past ten years and honoring the success and impact of the Fellowship. These videos were presented at the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit.
- Messages from U.S. Ambassadors
- Messages from U.S. Embassies
- Messages from the U.S. Department of State
- Messages from Fellowship Partners
Messages from U.S. Ambassadors
- Sharon L. Cromer U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia
- Christopher J. Lamora, U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon
- Claire Pierangelo, U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros
- William W. Popp, U.S Ambassador to Uganda
Messages from U.S. Embassies
- Charlene Wanton-Dijani, Public Engagement Specialist, U.S. Embassy Cameroon
- Diran Adegoke, Country Youth Engagement Specialist, U.S. Embassy Nigeria
- Embassy staff, U.S. Embassy Equatorial Guinea
- Embassy staff, U.S. Embassy Namibia
- Embassy staff, U.S. Embassy Senegal
- Eric Elliott, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso
- Leila Ouedraogo Tiam, Program Support, U.S Embassy Burkina Faso
- Marina Elenga, Residential Security Coordinator, U.S Embassy Republic of Congo
Messages from the U.S. Department of State
- Britta Bjornlund, Youth Programs Division Chief, U.S. Department of State
- Laneice Brooker, former YALI Special Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
- T’Errance Favors, former YALI Special Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
Messages from Fellowship Partners
- Richard Stengel, CARE Co-Chair, Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- Christopher Runyan, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
