Diplomats & Diaspora Diaspora communities provide a valuable link between the United States and countries all over the world. On March 8th, we will host the third installment of our #DiasporaVoices web series. (In case you missed, our last webchat on October 13th you can view it here.) The discussion will highlight the importance of promoting entrepreneurship in Africa, which is one of the best ways to boost Africa’s economic growth, spur development and reduce poverty. It will also help bridge diaspora initiatives with those of the U.S. government. Date: March 8, 2017 Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT. Link: https://share.america.gov/diaspora-voices-africa/ The diplomats —  Peter H. Barlerin, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of African Affairs David Gilmour, U.S. Ambassador to Togo Eric T. Schultz, U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Abisoye Ajayi, Entrepreneur & Founder, Pearls Africa Foundation — will take questions and discuss creative ways to engage with diaspora. Join us on March 8th to help us do more to deepen our practical partnerships with diaspora groups all over the world. Again, tweet your questions about diaspora partnership and cooperation in advance to #DiasporaVoices. Speak again Wednesday! IdEA Team P.S. - Global Partnership Week kicks off on March 6th and you can live-stream it here! Also, we invite organizations to participate by hosting a partnership event between March 6-12, you can submit your event here.