Leadership and Opportunity in Africa (Text Only)

Leadership and Opportunity in Africa

President Bush meets with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda at the White House Tuesday, June 10, 2003. The Leaders renewed U.S. - Uganda cooperation on the global war on terrorism, regional stability and HIV/AIDS. The Ugandan HIV/AIDS approach serves as the model for the President.s Emergency HIV/AIDS plan for prevention. The U.S. is the largest bilateral donor of HIV/AIDS assistance, providing half of all international HIV/AIDS funding in 2002 in over 50 countries. The President signed the HIV/AIDS Bill into law May 27, 2003, launching an emergency effort that will provide $15 billion over the next five years to fight AIDS abroad. This is the largest, single commitment in history for an international public health initiative involving a specific disease.

President Bush's Africa Policy Accomplishments and Initiatives Overview (pdf)
















Photo index

Issues In Focus