Videos • 2007 Event

Use the dropdown menu, below, to view speeches and performances from the 2007 Africare Dinner: Thursday evening, October 18.

• To watch the video of the entire evening: At the top of the menu, under COMPLETE PROGRAM, select the appropriate bandwidth for your computer. The entire evening's video will automatically begin.
• To watch parts of the evening: Choose a speaker, video presentation or performer from within the menu. When you make that choice, the appropriate bandwidth will automatically be selected. CONTEXTUAL NOTE: Many of the evening's speakers were introduced by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who served as the emcee.
• Read transcripts of key speeches: Select here.

 

Select a Video: COMPLETE PROGRAM     Low Bandwidth     Broadband - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EVENT MONTAGE     Video Teaser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTRODUCTION     Charlayne Hunter-Gault - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NATIONAL ANTHEM     Yvonne Sagundi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INVOCATIONS     Bishop Chane     Imam Sheik Mohamed Cole - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WELCOME     W. Frank Fountain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION     Africare's work to Empower Women - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SALUTE TO HONOREE     First Lady Laura Bush     Jacques Diouf     Nita Lowey     Robert L. Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Video Tribute to Honoree     A Special Tribute to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Video Tribute to Honoree     A Special Tribute to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HONOREE REMARKS     President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AFRICARE LEGACY AWARDS     Julius E. Coles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CLOSING REMARKS     Julius E. Coles

 

Transcripts • 2007 Speeches (selected)

> Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Award acceptance speech (PDF document)
> First Lady Laura Bush: Tribute to President Johnson Sirleaf (PDF document)
> Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO: Tribute to President Johnson Sirleaf (PDF document)  
> Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey: Tribute to President Johnson Sirleaf (PDF document)
> Robert L. Johnson: Special remarks as 2007 Dinner National Chair (PDF document)

 

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(Updated, Jan. 11, 2008)