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Who's Going On The Trip

Following is a list released Friday by the White House Friday of the official delegation accompanying President Clinton on his trip to Africa:

ADMINISTRATION & STAFF

  • The President
  • The First Lady
  • Ambassador Edward Brynn, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana
  • Ambassador Nancy Powell, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
  • Ambassador Robert Gribbin III, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda
  • Ambassador James A. Joseph, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa
  • Ambassador Robert Krueger, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana
  • Ambassador Dane Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
  • William Daley, Secretary of Commerce
  • Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor
  • Rodney Slater, Secretary of Transportation

  • Sylvia Mathews, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President
  • Samuel Berger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
  • Bruce Lindsey, Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel
  • Michael McCurry, Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary
  • Bob Nash, Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel
  • Doug Sosnik, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President

  • Melanne Verveer, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
  • Brian Atwood, Administrator, Agency for International Development
  • Rev. Jesse Jackson, Special Envoy for the President and the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa
  • Howard Wolpe, President's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes
  • Mary Mel French, Chief of Protocol
  • Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)

  • Rosa Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa
  • Beverly Barnes, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary
  • Marsha Berry, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Communications to the First Lady
  • Robert (Ben) Johnson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Liaison
  • Joseph Lockhart, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary

  • Alphonso Maldon, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
  • Cheryl Mills, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President
  • Minyon Moore, Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
  • Tracey Thornton, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison
  • Gen. James Jamerson, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Armed Forces, European Command (EUCOM)
  • Glyn Davies, Executive Secretary, NSC

  • Daniel Benjamin, Special Assistant to the President and Director for NSC Strategic Planning
  • Anony Blinken, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Strategic Planning
  • Robert Kyle, Special Assistant to the President for International Trade and Finance, NSC and NEC
  • Anne Luzzatto, Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Press Secretary and NSC Senior Director for Public Affairs
  • Anne Edwards, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Press Advance

  • Joe Wilson, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for African Affairs
  • Kelly Craighead, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Advance for the First Lady
  • Kris Engskov, Special Assistant to the Staff Secretary and Presidential Aide
  • Kirk Hanlin, Special Assistant to the President and Trip Director
  • Janis Kearney, Special Assistant to the President and Records Manager
  • Laura Schiller, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter

  • Chris Wayne, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance
  • Peggy Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Labor
  • Daniel M. Zelikow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Asia, The Americas and Africa
  • Erica Barks-Ruggles, Director, NSC African Affairs
  • Nicole Elkon, Director for Planning
  • David Leavy, Director for NSC Strategic Planning
  • John Prendergast, Director for NSC African Affairs
  • Eric Rubin, Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and NSC Director for Public Affairs
  • Robin Sanders, Director for NSC African Affairs

  • Ted Widmer, Director for NSC Strategic Planning
  • Katherine Hubbard, Director of Special Projects, Cabinet Affairs
  • Karen Finney, Deputy Director for Presidential Scheduling
  • Edward Prewitt, Deputy Director of Presidential Scheduling
  • Eric Biel, Acting Assistant to the Secretary and Director Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of Commerce
  • Jerry Malone, Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation
  • Carol Peasley, Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa, AID
  • Nanda Chitre, Assistant Press Secretary

  • Jon Murchinson, Assistant Press Secretary
  • Julia Payne, Assistant Press Secretary
  • Elizabeth Newman, Press Assistant
  • Michael Teague, Press Assistant
  • Dana Pittard, Military Aide
  • Rob Malley, Executive Assistant to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
  • Betty Currie, Personal Secretary to the President

    CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

  • Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)
  • Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.)
  • Rep. Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.)
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tenn.)

    PRIVATE CITIZENS

  • Paul A Allaire, Chairman & CEO, Xerox Corp.
  • The Honorable Dennis W. Archer, Mayor, City of Detroit
  • Alma Brown, Senior Vice President, Chevy Chase Bank Corp.
  • Reverend Dr. Joan Brown-Campbell, General Secretary, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
  • Ron Burkle, Managing Partner, Yucaipa Companies
  • Dr. Emma C. Chappell, Founder, Chairman & CEO, United Bank of Philadelphia
  • Melvin Clark Jr., President and CEO, Metroplex Corp.
  • Ronald Dellums, former Congressman, President, Healthcare International Management Co.

  • Dr. Ramona H. Edelin, President & CEO, National Urban Coalition
  • Ernest Green, Chairman, African Development Foundation
  • Gail Ishfin, Director, Discovery Channel Foundation
  • Bishop Fred Calhoun James, former Bishop, 2nd Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Robert Johnson, President, Black Entertainment Television
  • Kase Lawall, Chairman, President and CEO, CAMAC Holdings, Inc.
  • C. Payne Lucas, President, Africare

  • Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, NAACP
  • Ernest S. Micek, Chairman & CEO, Cargill, Inc.
  • Ilyasah Shabazz, Director of Public Affairs & Special Events, Office of the Honorable Mayor Ernest Davis
  • Lottie Shackelford, Executive Vice President, Global USA Inc. and Board Member, Overseas Private Investment Corp.
  • John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO and Board Member
  • Maurice Tempelsman, Senior Partner, Leon Tempelsman & Son
  • Carl Ware, Senior Vice President and President, Africa Group, Coca-Cola
  • The Honorable Wellington Webb, Mayor, City and County of Denver, Colorado
  • Carol Willis, Director, Community Services, DNC

    NOTE: Not all members of the delegation will travel to all countries.

    U.S. Newswire contributed to this report.
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