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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Burkina Faso to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President-elect of Burkina Faso

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Burkina Faso to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President-elect of Burkina Faso, on December 29, 2015.

The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Department of State, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Tulinabo S. Mushingi, U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Department of State

General David M. Rodriguez, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM)