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agenda 4:00pm – 5:00pm National Room Closing Session: Beyond the Summit: Next Steps With Emcee Bruce Wharton Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State Remarks by Earl Gast Assistant Administrator for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development Ambassador Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State 5:00pm Summit concludes 8
Speaker Biographies Warren Brown left a career practicing law as a litigator for the federal government to found CakeLove bakery in 2002. He has grown his organization to include 6 retail storefronts and has been recognized for his entrepreneurial spirit by local and national media including the Oprah Winfrey show, the Today show, NPR, and national advertisement campaigns for American Express and Dell computers. From 2005-2007 Mr. Brown was the host of the television show “Sugar Rush” on the Food Network. He is the author of three cookbooks to encourage others to bake from scratch: CakeLove in the Morning which celebrates weekend brunch (2012), United Cakes of America featuring recipes from every state in the Union (2010), and CakeLove-how to bake cakes from scratch (2008). Mr. Brown serves on the board of Kid Power-DC. He partnered with them to start Cookie-Time which is a seasonal cookie bakery operated by the youth in Kid Power. Ambassador Johnnie Carson was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, on May 7, 2009. Prior to this he was the National Intelligence Officer for Africa at the NIC, after serving as the Senior Vice President of the National Defense University in Washington D.C. (2003-2006). Ambassador Carson’s 37-year Foreign Service career includes ambassadorships to Kenya (1999-2003), Zimbabwe (1995- 1997), and Uganda (1991-1994); and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs (1997-1999). Earlier in his career he had assignments in Portugal (1982-1986), Botswana (1986-1990), Mozambique (1975-1978), and Nigeria (1969-1971). He has also served as desk officer in the Africa section at State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1971-1974); Staff Officer for the Secretary of State (1978-1979), and Staff Director for the Africa Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives (1979-1982). Before joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Carson was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania from 1965-1968. Ambassador Carson is the recipient of several Superior Honor Awards from the Department of State and a Meritorious Service Award from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The Centers for Disease Control presented Ambassador Carson its highest award, “Champion of Prevention Award,” for his leadership in directing the U.S. Government’s HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in Kenya. Stephen Cashin is the founder and CEO of Pan African Capital Group (PACG). Mr. Cashin was founder, Managing Director, and head of the Washington Office of Modern Africa Fund Managers, LLC from 1998-2004. Mr. Cashin was employed by Equator Bank, a member of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1984-1996. He began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1979-1981 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Mr. Cashin serves on such boards as International Bank (Liberia) Limited, DataBank (Ghana), Feronia Inc, DiscoveryTel, Africare, Better Way Foundation, and the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. He is also a member of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA), the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. He was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and speaks at numerous events focused on the development of Africa’s financial markets. 9
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