President of the African Development Bank

President of the United States of America

Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University.

President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Lloyd O. Pierson, President, U.S. African Development Foundation

Vicki Huddleston is an author, scholar and expert on Latin America and Africa.

The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

Former President of Guinea Bissau. He was assassinated on March 2, 2009 by the army.

U.N. Ambassador to the United States

Dr. Jeffrey Herbst is the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Political Science Professor at Miami University.