Full News Archive | Presidential Precinct
Program Highlight: Maintaining Community Security, Respect for the Rule of Law
02/25/2025
30 visitors came to the Presidential Precinct in February,
representing nearly a dozen countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
These...
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Precinct Alumna Appointed as Deputy Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Belgium
10/30/2024
Before and after their time at the Precinct, our alumni hold
many positions of influence and work tirelessly through these positions to
rea...
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Nafisa Atiku-Abubakar: From Vulnerability to Power
08/23/2024
"Progress is possible, but not guaranteed. We have to fight for it."Hillary Clinton, Remarks to the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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From Facebook Post to Global Leadership: My Inspirational Journey
07/25/2024
Social media in the modern digital
age is frequently associated with negative attributes such as false
information, cyber bullying, and was...
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Chichi Mlingwa: When the Dots Finally Connect
06/22/2024
On this day in 2017, a Young African Leader sat down and put his thoughts to paper to reflect on lessons learnt during his first week as a...
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Monticello returns as core partner institution of the Presidential Precinct
05/15/2024
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Presidential Precinct and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the private nonprofit that owns and operates Montice...
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Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of Corporate Leaders
04/23/2024
Established executive leaders from 6 African countries will arrive at the Precinct on April 29.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – With thanks to s...
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Recent IVLP programs spark timely conversations on elections in democracies worldwide
03/21/2024
Headlines are abundant: 2024 is
already proving to be a big year for elections. According to TIME
magazine, “More voters than ever in his...
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Grace Klauer: Catching up with Precinct Alumni in Cairo
03/19/2024
In December 2023 I had the pleasure of meeting with several Presidential Precinct alumni while visiting friends in Cairo, Egypt. It was hea...
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Celebrating Ten Years of the Mandela Washington Fellowship: Young African Leaders Returning to Williamsburg and Charlottesville in Summer 2024
02/27/2024
The Presidential Precinct is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young A...
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