WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced the Foreign Relations Committee's unanimous passage of his and Senator Mike Rounds' (R-S.D.) Young African Leaders Initiative Act. This bipartisan legislation makes permanent the State Department's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), the United States' signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders.
"YALI has been central to the United States' partnership-building efforts with nations across Africa - advancing our shared interests in expanding opportunity, strengthening civil society, and promoting peace in the region. As the ...