The press release says two of South Africa's most senior anti-apartheid leaders, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Walter Sisulu and women's leader Albertina Sisulu, will arrive in New York on September 28 to begin an eight-day tour of the United States. It says the Sisulus are being hosted by the Africa Fund and will appear at the Fund's 25th Anniversary Celebration at Riverside Church on September 30 and that Mr Sisulu will deliver the first annual Africa Fund lecture, "Challenges For Africa." In Washington, D.C. the Sisulus will meet with Secretary of State James Baker, House Speaker Thomas Foley, and other Congressional and political leaders. They will then travel to Atlanta,...
The press release says two of South Africa's most senior anti-apartheid leaders, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Walter Sisulu and women's leader Albertina Sisulu, will arrive in New York on September 28 to begin an eight-day tour of the United States. It says the Sisulus are being hosted by the Africa Fund and will appear at the Fund's 25th Anniversary Celebration at Riverside Church on September 30 and that Mr Sisulu will deliver the first annual Africa Fund lecture, "Challenges For Africa." In Washington, D.C. the Sisulus will meet with Secretary of State James Baker, House Speaker Thomas Foley, and other Congressional and political leaders. They will then travel to Atlanta, where they will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and meet with Mrs. King, former President Jimmy Carter, and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson. Their last stop is Boston for a meeting with East Coast mayors hosted by Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn, president of the United States Conference of Mayors. The press release includes Tentative Schedule as of September 16 for Walter and Albertina Sisulu that mentions Mayor David N. Dinkins, the Congressional Black Caucus, and Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon. The contact person is Richard Knight.
