ATA Presidential Forums on Tourism

ATA's annual Presidential Forums on Tourism take place in New York every September in parallel to the United Nations General Assembly meetings. This high-profile event offers African presidents and prime ministers, as well as foreign affairs and tourism ministers, the opportunity to discuss their respective travel and tourism industries with representatives from the diplomatic community, travel trade organizations, academia and travel trade media.

2009 Presidential Forum on Tourism, New York University, September 25, 2009

HE Ombeni Sefue, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the USA	Hon. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank	HE Dr. Kaire Mbuende, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations
Hon. Baba Hamadou, Minister of Tourism, Republic of Cameroon	Hon. Anna Kachikho, MP, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Culture, Republic of Malawi	HE Dr. Oldemiro Baloi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Mozambique
Hon. Samia Suluhu, Minister of Tourism, Trade & Industry, Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar	HE Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States	Edward Bergman, Executive Director, ATA
	Dr. Yaw Nyarko, NYU Africa House Director

Past ATA Annual Presidential Forums

2009: New York University, New York, USA
2008: New York University, New York, USA
2007: New York University, New York, USA
2006: New York University, New York, USA