EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, March 3, 2022, for a digital press briefing to discuss ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine in the context of its impact on the nations of the African continent. After brief opening remarks, Assistant Secretary Phee will take questions from participating journalists.
DETAILS:
Speakers: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Time: 16:00 Johannesburg | 14:00 GMT |09:00 Washington, D.C.
Language: English. Simultaneous French interpretation will be provided.
Ground rules: The briefing will be on the record.
Log-in info: To be provided upon RSVP
Twitter: Follow the conversation at #AFHubPress for the call. Follow us on @AfricaMediaHub.
BIOGRAPHIES:
MOLLY PHEE
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Molly Phee, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor, was sworn in as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on Sept. 30, 2021. She most recently served as the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation. She was U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan from 2015-2017. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.
Additionally she was the Acting Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, as well as Deputy Security Council Coordinator at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, handling UN engagement in Africa and the Middle East for both portfolios. Earlier in her career, Phee served on the National Security Council as Director for Iraq and as the Senior Civilian Representative of the Coalition Provisional Authority to Maysan Province, Iraq. She began her career at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, and worked at U.S. Embassies in Cairo, Egypt, and Kuwait City, Kuwait.
A native of Chicago, Ambassador Phee is a graduate of Indiana University and earned a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She has received the Distinguished Honor Award, the Robert C. Frasure Memorial Award for conflict resolution and peace-making, the Baker-Wilkins Award for Outstanding Deputy Chief of Mission, the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Order of the British Empire Award, and a Presidential Rank Award. She speaks Arabic.
LOGISTICS:
* Participants should log in to join the briefing 10 minutes early.
* Participants will be asked to type in their name, press affiliation, and location.
* The speaker will give brief opening remarks, and then the moderator will open the floor to questions.
* Participants will be instructed to type their questions or indicate to the moderator in the chat that they wish to ask a live question. Journalists may also submit written questions in advance when registering on Eventbrite or via e-mail to afmediahub@state.gov.
* If you experience technical difficulties during the briefing, you may send an e-mail to afmediahub@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.
