March 17, (THEWILL)- US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Lee Satterfield, is due to visit Abuja and Lagos, from March 17-22.
A statement from the office of the spokesperson at the Lagos office of the U.S. Consulate, Friday, said while in Nigeria, Assistant Secretary Satterfield will advance key bilateral priorities, including expanding access to education and bolstering economic opportunities through the creative arts.
The statement noted that Assistant Secretary Satterfield’s trip to Nigeria builds on a recent visit by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and reinforces the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to Africa by focusing on people-to-people connections between Americans and Nigerians.