The Africa Program:Upcoming Events

International Conference on The United States and West Africa

April 28 - 30, 2005
Program

Venue: RED RIVER/CONCHO ROOM, E. H. HEREFORD UNIVERSITY CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

Thursday, 28 APRIL	Friday, 29 April	Saturday, 30 APRIL

SESSION IX	UNITED STATES - SIERRA LEONE RELATIONS
9:00 am -11:00 am	Chair: Dennis P. Reinhartz, University of Texas at Arlington “The United States Consulate and the Promotion of Trade in Sierra Leone, 1850- 1880” Ibrahim Kargbo, Coppin State University “From Charleston, South Carolina to Sierra Leone and Liberia: Three Charlestonians and the Development of the Modern States of Sierra Leone and Liberia” M. Alpha Bah, College of Charleston "Sierra Leoneans in America and Homeland Politics” Alusine Jalloh, University of Texas at Arlington “Expatriate Firms, Indigenous Traders, and the Growth of American Trade in Sierra Leone, 1880-1900” Ibrahim Kargbo, Coppin State University “U. S. Foreign Aid and Postwar Economic Recovery in Sierra Leone” Stephen Kandeh, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Discussant: Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley, Truman State University

SESSION IX

UNITED STATES - SIERRA LEONE RELATIONS

9:00 am -11:00 am

     Chair: Dennis P. Reinhartz, University of Texas at Arlington

   “The United States Consulate and the Promotion of Trade in Sierra Leone, 1850- 1880”
     Ibrahim Kargbo, Coppin State University

“From Charleston, South Carolina to Sierra Leone and Liberia: Three Charlestonians and the Development of the Modern States of Sierra Leone and Liberia”
M. Alpha Bah, College of Charleston

"Sierra Leoneans in America and Homeland Politics”
Alusine Jalloh, University of Texas at Arlington

“Expatriate Firms, Indigenous Traders, and the Growth of American Trade in Sierra Leone, 1880-1900”
Ibrahim Kargbo, Coppin State University

“U. S. Foreign Aid and Postwar Economic Recovery in Sierra Leone”
Stephen Kandeh, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Discussant: Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley, Truman State University

SESSION X	ROUNDTABLE: U.S. - WEST AFRICA PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIPS
11:00 am– 12: 30 pm	Chair: Roberto Trevino, University of Texas at Arlington Timothy J. Madigan, St. John Fisher College Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos Rebekah Hart, Southern Methodist University

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm – BREAK

SESSION XI	CLOSING REMARKS BY ALUSINE JALLOH
1: 30 pm	Dr. Alusine Jalloh, Founding Director, The Africa Program, University of Texas at Arlington

Co-sponsors:
                                  The Office of The President
                                  The Office of The Provost
                                  The Office of The Dean, College of Liberal Arts
                                  The Office of the Dean, College of Business
                                  The Department of History
                                  The Department of Political Science
                                  The Office of Multicultural Services

Hotel Information:
The HILTON HOTEL in Arlington offers a special conference discount rate at $85.00 (single/double occupancy) per night.For reservations, please call: (817) - 640 - 3322

End of Day 3

Thursday, 28 APRIL	Friday, 29 April	Saturday, 30 APRIL