Updated: July 30, 2014 at 2:13 PM
The Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (13 images)
The three-day summit brings together 500 of sub-Saharan Africa’s young leaders to give them the opportunity to engage with U.S. government officials, entrepreneurs and civil society representatives and international developers.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged and warmly greeted by delegates of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders after her speech at the Omni Hotel in the Woodley Park section of Washington, DC on July 30, 2014. In an impassioned speech, the First Lady urged the leaders to empower women on the continent. UPI/Pat Benic
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged and warmly greeted by delegates of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders after her speech at the Omni Hotel in the Woodley Park section of Washington, DC on July 30, 2014. In an impassioned speech, the First Lady urged the leaders to empower women on the continent. UPI/Pat Benic
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged and warmly greeted by delegates of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders after her speech at the Omni Hotel in the Woodley Park section of Washington, DC on July 30, 2014. In an impassioned speech, the First Lady urged the leaders to empower women on the continent. UPI/Pat Benic
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Secret Service agents keep a close watch as an aide helps U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama untangle herself from a Smartphone audio wire as the First Lady is warmly greeted by delegates of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders after her speech at the Omni Hotel in the Woodley Park section of Washington, DC on July 30, 2014. In an impassioned speech, the First Lady urged the leaders to empower women on the continent. UPI/Pat Benic
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