Panel I The Honorable Donald Y. Yamamoto Acting Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State The Honorable Nancy E. Lindborg Assistant Administrator Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance U.S. Agency for International Development Panel II Mr. Rudolph Atallah Senior Fellow Michael S. Ansari Africa Center Atlantic Council Mima S. Nedelcovych, Ph.D. Partner Schaffer Global Group Mr. Nii Akuetteh Former Georgetown University Professor of African Affairs