MEDIA ADVISORY | June 14 Briefing with Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
EVENT:
Please join us on Friday, June 14, 2019, for a telephonic press briefing with Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs. Ambassador Nagy will provide a briefing on the current situation in Sudan and take questions from participating journalists.
DETAILS:
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 16:30 EAT (Addis Ababa) | 15:30 CEST (Brussels) | 13:30 GMT |17:30 GST | 09:30 EDT (Washington)
Languages: English and Arabic
Ground Rules: On the Record
Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP
RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/telephonic-press-briefing-on-sudan-with-ambassador-nagy-tickets-63419332932
Ambassador Nagy, a retired career Foreign Service Officer, spent 32 years in government service, including over 20 years in assignments across Africa. He served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia (1999-2002), United States Ambassador to Guinea (1996-1999) as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Nigeria (1993-1995), Cameroon (1990-1993), and Togo (1987-1990). Previous assignments include Zambia, the Seychelles, Ethiopia, and Washington, DC.
Ambassador Nagy has received numerous awards from the U.S. Department of State in recognition of his service, including commendations for helping prevent famine in Ethiopia; supporting the evacuation of Americans from Sierra Leone during a violent insurrection; supporting efforts to end the Ethiopian-Eritrean War; and managing the United States Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria during political and economic crises.
Ambassador Nagy’s full bio can be found here.
LOGISTICS:
- Callers should dial in to the conference call 10 minutes early.
- The operator will ask for your name, press affiliation, and location.
- Ambassador Nagy will give brief opening remarks, and then the moderator will open the floor to questions.
- Participants will be instructed to push the “*” and “1” buttons on their phones to enter the question queue. You may also submit questions in advance via email to TheBrusselsHub@state.gov.
- If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email TheBrusselsHub@state.govto alert the moderator to any issues.