United States Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge acknowledged her role to lead President Joe Biden’s delegation to the inauguration ceremony of president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Fudge said she is honoured to lead the delegation to Nigeria.
She heads a nine-member delegation to attend the May 29 inauguration.
In a tweet on Wednesday, she said: “I am honored to lead the presidential delegation to Nigeria to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
Other members of the delegation to Nigeria are Chargé d’affaires, U.S. Embassy in Abuja David Greene, United States Representative from California Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, US Department of Commerce Marisa Lago, Commander of US Africa Command Michael E. Langley, US Trade and Development Agency Director Enoh T. Ebong, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Mary Catherine Phee, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council Judd Devermont and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa, US Agency for International Development (USAID) Monde Muyangwa.