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PRESS
RELEASE
MARCH 7, 2006
HONORABLE IKRAN WAS INVITED TO WHITE
HOUSE
Honorable Ikran Hagi Daud Warsme, a
member of Somaliland’s House of Representatives was
invited to the White House today along with 51 other women
who were leaders in their own country; the United States
President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush have
welcomed these female leaders to the White House to
celebrate women’s month and international women’s day.
Please visit the White House web site to read the report
from White House press or visit this web site URL;
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060307.html
After meeting with the President
of the United States and the First Lady; Rep Ikran attended
the afternoon sessions of the meeting at Washington Marriott
Hotel; the meeting was focused on women’s issues and the
members were grouped by regions. Hon. Ikran was in the same
group with the leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and
Zimbabwe. There are more than 45 recognized nations in
Africa who were not invited to this meeting
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From Left: Solome Kimbugwe,
Director of Women’s Network,
Josephine Anenih, special Assistant to the
President of Nigeria, Kalthoum Mohamed, Somaliland
Community in DC, Hon. Ruth Khasaya Oniang’o, Member
of the Kenya National Assembly, Hon. Ikran Warsame,
Member of Somaliland House of Representatives,
Gertrude Mthombeni, Party Secretary for Democratic
Change Party
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Hon.
Ikran has networked with the attendee and has discussed
Somaliland with them. Hon. Ikran attended dinner reception
tonight where the Keynote Speaker was:
The Right Honorable Kim Campbell.
Mohamed Hassan Nur
Director, Media Relations
Somaliland Policy & Reconstruction Institute (SOPRI)
sopri@cox.net
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