Visit of President Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone Part 1

Description

This film documents Sierra Leone president Siaka Stevens' trip to the United States to speak before the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, NY on September 24, 1980, as well as his visit to Washington, D.C. the following day. In Washington, President Stevens meets with President Carter and attends private meetings at Blair House with members of congress, American officials, and other leaders. President Carter is shown in the Oval Office praising President Stevens' United Nations speech, and later, at a White House reception for the influential Congressional Black Caucus, at which President Stevens was a special guest, President Carter speaks of the U.S. role in Africa.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities