About the Author: Andrew Cedar is Senior Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He has helped to coordinate the Department’s Youth Task Force and the development of new youth policies at the Department.

This week, I am traveling with Judith McHale, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, to South Africa and Senegal. As the Under Secretary noted in her recent DipNote post, I will be blogging regularly to keep you updated on our travels. The trip is centered around highlighting the incredible role young people are playing in shaping the future of Africa. Last summer, President Obama hosted over 100 young African leaders in Washington, and we are here to keep up the momentum of our engagement with young Africans and strengthen our partnership with this generation.

We started our journey at the incredible African Leadership… more »