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[Originally posted at Libstaff Links - June 11, 2007]

Rwandan Ambassador to the United States James Kimonyo (second from left) visited the Herskovits Library on Thursday, May 24, accompanied by Professor Stephen Kinzer (third from left) of the Political Science Department (pictured here flanked by Africana Librarian Patricia Ogedengbe, far left, and Herskovits Library Curator David Easterbrook, far right).

In honor of the visit, Africana mounted a small exhibition of recent acquisitions from Rwanda, including posters, HIV/AIDS ephemera, and an award-winning children’s book. Prior to becoming ambassador to the United States, Kimonyo served as Rwandan ambassador to South Africa.

(Photo by Clare Roccaforte)

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