Mr. Speaker. in January. my legislative assistant Annie McLane. attended the AfricanAmerican Institute Conference in Freetown. Sierra Leone. The AAI Conference brought together African and American leaders representing governments. businesses. the media. and academia to discuss major policy issues of the 1980s. including security. economic cooperation and development. refugees. women in development. apartheid in South Africa. and independence in Namibia. Following the AAI Conference. Annie spend 5 weeks in southern Africa. meeting with people from all sectors of the societies and analyzing American policy options in the region. The following is her report to me and I hope my colleagues will find it of value as we prepare for future decisions on U.S. policy in southern Africa.
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