News From Washington

News and Press Services

The News and Press Services contribute to U.S. - Togolese understanding by providing both the Togolese and individual citizens with authoritative statements of U.S. policies as well as the genesis of those policies in U.S. society. Thus policy statements by the President, the Secretary of State, or other officials are supplemented by comments from congressional leaders, interested U.S. citizens and organizations, and the U.S. press. At the same time, the Press Section follows the Togolese press closely in order to advise the U.S. Embassy and the State Department on opinion in the host country.

In addition to making available The Daily Washington File and The Electronic Journals, the Public Affairs Section arranges Digital Video (DVC) and Telepress (TPC) Conferences linked to Washington via the satellite television service of the International Information Program section of the Department of State which provides American officials or experts in politics, health, commerce and other fields to share their views directly with African audiences. Similarly, the Public Affairs Section also arranges Teleconferences in which Togolese journalists and others have the chance to interview American officials and leaders in many fields during major political events such as the U.S. Presidential elections. The section also provides books on a wide variety of themes, such as U.S. politics and history, and economics, to Togolese experts and academics.