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Assistant Secretary Witkowsky is set to lead an interagency delegation to Germany and Ghana. In Berlin, she will participate in the second U.S.–Germany Conflict Prevention and Stabilization Dialogue, hosted by Germany’s Director-General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilization, Peacebuilding, and Humanitarian Assistance. The discussions will focus on shared interests and cooperation under the U.S Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability.
Witkowsky will also attend the third plenary of the Berlin Climate Security Conference. She aims to highlight the connection between conflict prevention and climate-related efforts while advocating for integrated approaches as outlined in the newly released U.S. Framework for Climate Resilience and Security. Additionally, she will join a roundtable with Director-General Potzel, co-hosted by U.S. Embassy Berlin and the German Council on Foreign Relations, concentrating on women, peace, and security.
Following this, Assistant Secretary Witkowsky and Director-General Potzel will lead a U.S.-German interagency delegation to Ghana. Their goal is to promote stability in Coastal West Africa through ongoing cooperative efforts.
The delegation plans to visit northern Ghana to launch the Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM), developed jointly by USAID and Germany. Discussions will revolve around initiatives aimed at enhancing government delivery of critical services and supporting social and economic resilience amidst instability and conflict. Meetings with local government officials, traditional leaders, and civil society representatives are scheduled to further collaboration on security enhancement, conflict prevention, and long-term stability promotion in northern Ghana.
In Accra, discussions with Ghanaian officials will cover shared priorities for countering violent extremism through enhanced cooperation via the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability.
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