About the Author: Sara Devlin is the acting Public Affairs Officer at the U. S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. On July 4, 2011, the U. S. Embassy in Dakar celebrated our country’s independence by commemorating two very special 50th anniversaries, those of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Peace Corps. Ambassador Marcia Bernicat welcomed guests at the Meridien President Hotel in Dakar. As dusk drew near, hundreds of people gathered around the hotel’s swimming pool to listen to Ambassador Bernicat’s Independence Day message.
Ambassador Bernicat began her speech by recalling the bravery of our founding fathers 235 years ago. She reminded us how, “with the benefit of 235 years of freedom, most of us have forgotten just how radical… more »
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