President of the United States of America, Joseph Biden, announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend Kwibuka 30, the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis, on April 7, 2024, in Rwanda.
The Office of the US President, the White House, stated in a statement that William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, will lead the delegation.
Other members of the US delegation attending Kwibuka30 will be Eric Kneedler, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda; Mary Catherine Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, US Department of State; Casey Redmon, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Legislative Affairs, National Security Council, The White House; and Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Africa, US Agency for International Development.
William Jefferson Clinton was the President of the United States of America during the Genocide Against the Tutsis in 1994.
In 1998, Clinton visited Rwanda but did not venture far from Kigali International Airport. During his remarks, he criticized the international community and US leaders for not doing anything to stop the genocide.
William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, will lead the US delegation during Kwibuka30