Panel I The Honorable Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State The Honorable Earl Gast Assistant Administrator Bureau for Africa U.S. Agency for International Development Panel II Mr. Nii Akuetteh Independent Africa analyst (Former Georgetown University Professor of African Affairs) Mr. Rudolph Atallah Senior Fellow Michael S. Ansari Center Atlantic Council Mr. Dave Peterson Senior Director, Africa National Endowment for Democracy