Boko Haram
& its Regional Impact
Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the Assistant
Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs.
Provides insight on Boko Haram current impact.
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Source
Evidence
Africa Policy Breakfast hosted by Karen Bass, keynote speaker Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Thomas-Greenfield is the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African
Affairs. She has served since 2013. In her
position she leads the bureau in the Department of State managing and developing U.S.
policies towards sub-Saharan Africa.
Thomas-Greenfield gives many facts and
statistics throughout the speech. It is a fact
heavy speech, stating what exactly is going on
and what the United States is dong to help.
Her information comes from the U.S. Department of State. Her position as Assistant
Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs
aids in her credibility as a speaker.
Motive
Logic
To share new information regarding Boko
Haram, as well as the encouraging effect and
help that the United States could provide.
Thomas-Greenfield shares information on
Boko Haram’s impact, the U.S.’s counter strategy, and what can be done to move forward.
She ends stating that the protests were a start,
but we must all continue to fight against Boko
Haram, whether in actuality or just by using
our voice to say “African lives matter!” (Linda
Thomas-Greenfield)
The speech is logical containing many different facts. Thomas-Greenfield’s voice is strong
and clear when speaking about Boko Haram’s impact. You can tell that this is issue is
important to her and is should be important
to everyone. “But now is the time - now is the
time for us to work together with our African partners to redouble our efforts to defeat
Boko Haram and create the bright future –
and it’s a bright future that all of the people of
Africa deserve.”
Left Out
How she received her information and where.
It is assumed that she was working with the
U.S. Department of State because they released her remarks on their website.
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