WEBVTT 00:01.880 --> 00:04.320 Welcomes secretary of state john. Kerry. 00:27.910 --> 00:29.130 Well we're agree. 00:30.070 --> 00:32.090 Loses and adds to the thank you. 00:33.290 --> 00:37.740 It is so good to see you all. Welcome that because I'm yeah. 00:38.330 --> 00:39.720 And why the years just to get it. 00:41.070 --> 00:43.870 And the um the president's gonna get a chance to speak with everybody 00:43.870 --> 00:46.430 perform on moby grape. Look forward to it. 00:47.000 --> 00:50.780 I I'm like yeah to really excited uh to see what here. 00:52.200 --> 00:54.390 Quote we're excited to be a. Lesson. 00:58.980 --> 01:03.870 And a German will will leaders of all of course the state department. 01:04.790 --> 01:07.850 In across the administration people to work really hard to get 01:07.850 --> 01:10.060 here leaders on our campuses. 01:10.770 --> 01:13.450 A college campuses all across the country. 01:14.290 --> 01:18.240 Uh all of them have come together to help make this possible. 01:18.990 --> 01:23.130 And and particularly grateful to the bureau of educational cultural affairs. 01:23.740 --> 01:27.320 That you're all odds African affairs bureau of international 01:27.320 --> 01:28.750 information programs. 01:29.260 --> 01:30.510 Yue-sai guy. 01:31.280 --> 01:33.430 Us up urban development foundation. 01:34.090 --> 01:37.340 And she yeah. Oh Iraq's and the staff of twenty. 01:37.860 --> 01:38.200 Four to. 01:38.920 --> 01:42.770 I couldn't that closed universities about 70 group of people 01:42.770 --> 01:54.690 who helped by just happen. Why. Wardley. I wanted to buy a in 01:54.740 --> 01:57.150 an saute it in and uh. 01:57.710 --> 02:00.570 Excited is you can tell lighting Topeka to hold. 02:02.240 --> 02:06.930 To well to be all here a is such a pleasure to welcome. So made 02:07.300 --> 02:09.350 yoggy African leaders to watch it. 02:10.080 --> 02:14.240 And as you know other leaders of countries will be coming here 02:14.240 --> 02:16.350 just a few days for a first ever. 02:17.030 --> 02:21.350 A summit the of all the African leaders were really excited about 02:21.350 --> 02:24.450 that the president's been first labored focused on that. 02:25.250 --> 02:28.120 Uh and right now we have 500 fellows. 02:29.030 --> 02:35.370 From all 49 countries in sub-saharan africa. This is really remarkable 02:35.400 --> 02:36.390 poses a first. 02:37.090 --> 02:39.260 And I know the a. 02:40.150 --> 02:43.420 A real presence kind of excitement. 02:44.150 --> 02:45.740 I hope for a hope holders. 02:46.660 --> 02:48.380 A a sense of possibility. 02:49.180 --> 02:51.540 That is accompanying in the fighting history. 02:52.250 --> 02:55.800 But you know I can almost feel my hair growing grounded this stuff. 02:57.380 --> 02:58.500 Us we're verse. 02:59.140 --> 03:03.780 Um. I actually have a chance to be a few of your the out I don't 03:03.780 --> 03:06.720 know where you where you all are in the group to come into that 03:06.720 --> 03:11.040 me a long way in the last to journey easily go hands waving over 03:11.040 --> 03:11.950 here and here. 03:12.500 --> 03:14.800 The buddy over here following. Yeah eyes. 03:15.470 --> 03:16.590 The about a year. 03:17.360 --> 03:21.370 Uh and and uh that's what gave me such a great belief. 03:22.120 --> 03:24.610 Uh and this was when I was in africa in may. 03:25.110 --> 03:29.250 And I'll never forget the story that one young woman named poet. Digby-Day. 03:34.640 --> 03:36.040 Yeah and the. Movement. 03:44.490 --> 03:48.130 Graduated from I'm one of the best schools in Ethiopia. 03:49.140 --> 03:53.140 She could take any drive she wanted to do believe that. 03:53.700 --> 03:57.350 She had just the most lucrative job there. It was make a lot. 03:57.350 --> 03:59.820 I'm a a a call out of the the big corporate world. 04:00.590 --> 04:03.230 And the only do anything you know what. 04:04.530 --> 04:09.400 Instead. She chose to represent women and children who were the 04:09.400 --> 04:10.950 victims of violence. 04:11.710 --> 04:14.890 And when only eight us on how many widows went bankrupt. 04:15.500 --> 04:19.750 After they lost their husbands should began a campaign to educate 04:19.780 --> 04:22.270 women about their legal and financial rights. 04:22.970 --> 04:23.600 Is already. 04:24.250 --> 04:25.970 Lived a remarkable life. 04:26.850 --> 04:29.770 But what she in the more remarkable is that she's not alone. 04:30.570 --> 04:34.600 She's just one of many young African leaders were taking on some 04:34.600 --> 04:36.770 of the toughest challenges all of you. 04:37.620 --> 04:42.370 We're here to date because the United States and countries across africa. 04:42.950 --> 04:44.450 Are natural partners. 04:45.170 --> 04:48.330 And it's time to take our partnership to the next level. 04:48.930 --> 04:53.590 By investing in the continent's greatest natural resource of 04:53.590 --> 04:55.450 all its. People. 05:02.930 --> 05:03.930 That's what the unknown. 05:04.550 --> 05:06.060 Here's an initiative is all about. 05:06.980 --> 05:08.600 Investing in your future. 05:09.950 --> 05:13.880 Hours. But engaging in the promise of the new generation. 05:14.630 --> 05:18.160 Of great leaders every single field of endeavor. 05:18.860 --> 05:21.690 Let's 65% of Africa's population. 05:22.310 --> 05:24.830 Is under the age of 45 let me tell you. 05:25.370 --> 05:28.140 We don't have a moment to wastes. 05:28.900 --> 05:30.770 The fact is that we have reach. 05:31.330 --> 05:32.580 And inflection poet. 05:33.440 --> 05:34.440 For the new africa. 05:35.360 --> 05:38.520 It is a time in a place where all of you. 05:39.110 --> 05:42.900 As a great opportunity of a lifetime to bend the arc of history 05:42.900 --> 05:43.750 tour chain. 05:44.680 --> 05:45.870 Not stagnation. 05:46.800 --> 05:49.670 You didn't tended towards peace and prosperity. 05:50.310 --> 05:52.580 Not conflict and retribution. 05:53.820 --> 05:55.010 Kurgers' course. 05:55.650 --> 05:57.240 In this is not an exaggeration. 05:58.160 --> 05:59.560 Is ultimately up to you. 06:00.740 --> 06:04.770 Next generation of leaders dorsey is if you're churn become the 06:04.770 --> 06:10.080 next generation of CEO was and community and political leaders 06:10.380 --> 06:13.330 that national leaders you mortifying that future. 06:14.130 --> 06:16.080 When I look out of this audience. 06:17.210 --> 06:20.070 I'm not katie what I say I see the promise of the future. 06:21.030 --> 06:21.610 I see. You. 06:27.980 --> 06:33.150 I cds human uses uh in the story of jesse kyle far africa is calm. 06:34.110 --> 06:35.140 Just consider. 06:35.690 --> 06:39.160 We're all of you it witnessed over. The course of your young lives. 06:40.430 --> 06:44.620 You have seen the real lane comes across africa increase more 06:44.620 --> 06:45.550 than 30 percent. 06:46.380 --> 06:48.520 Reversing two decades of decline. 06:49.730 --> 06:53.170 You're saying that contrary to the rest of the world increased 06:53.170 --> 06:55.580 by 20% 200 percent. Excuse me. 06:56.630 --> 06:58.250 You're saying pretty five. 06:58.760 --> 07:00.960 Piece hold transitions of power. 07:01.730 --> 07:04.190 Are you hard peaceful transitions of power. 07:05.050 --> 07:08.120 And the number of democracies has more than tripled. 07:08.880 --> 07:10.920 That is a confident of the move. 07:11.780 --> 07:15.850 And you're saying HIV infections to client right nearly 40% of. 07:16.420 --> 07:20.340 The malaria deaths among children decline by 50 percent. 07:20.950 --> 07:25.150 And we are on the costs of looking at the first generation of 07:25.150 --> 07:29.330 children who may be boring aids free as a result of the efforts 07:29.330 --> 07:30.090 that we're. Making. 07:36.720 --> 07:40.270 We A moment of great opportunity for africa. 07:40.880 --> 07:42.170 But make no mistake. 07:43.740 --> 07:44.830 It's not automatic. 07:46.370 --> 07:49.100 It is also one moment of great decision. 07:50.330 --> 07:53.070 The choice is that African leaders. 07:53.950 --> 07:56.630 Many. The choices they do make. 07:57.490 --> 07:58.630 The tourists visit you. 07:59.280 --> 08:01.540 The political systems of your country right. 08:02.270 --> 08:06.200 The choices that you help to debate in poll on the table and 08:06.200 --> 08:08.660 made part of the dialogue of your country use. 08:09.180 --> 08:10.020 All of that. 08:10.620 --> 08:11.960 Will determine the future. 08:12.740 --> 08:16.960 You decide whether or not a decade of progress li aids to an 08:17.040 --> 08:21.340 era of African prosperity and stability or. 08:22.260 --> 08:26.680 With your country's tragically fall-back in to cycle to cycle. 08:27.260 --> 08:31.820 Tragic violence of mark of governance that is weak. 08:32.450 --> 08:36.460 In stifles the promise of a cup and the for tomorrow your or 08:36.460 --> 08:39.780 promise that promise to the chewed every one of you bring your 08:39.780 --> 08:43.190 why should the promise that I know motivates you every single 08:43.190 --> 08:47.570 day is you pursue an education or begin to work as professionals 08:47.800 --> 08:51.570 can go out and to the world whether it's in the private sector 08:51.570 --> 08:56.280 or the public sector all of you to mated to chided change the future. 08:56.910 --> 08:58.480 You have the ability to do that. 08:59.180 --> 09:03.540 And that is precisely why I president obama launch yogurty. 09:04.690 --> 09:10.180 To empower you with new skills your resources known networks. 09:10.700 --> 09:14.480 So that you can not just command action read more wilder act 09:14.710 --> 09:19.850 on your own dreams at the hopes that vision for the future. 09:20.370 --> 09:23.480 You are rage expereinces here in the United States. 09:25.290 --> 09:26.280 Are just the start. 09:27.040 --> 09:31.290 But what we hope will be lasting relationships between each of you. 09:32.200 --> 09:33.540 But also with us. 09:34.490 --> 09:39.420 Work. The new city did you did invest in your countries and in 09:39.420 --> 09:40.950 the U.S. africa partnership. 09:41.620 --> 09:45.800 Ya william bodies the United States is continuing commitment 09:45.800 --> 09:46.440 to that vision. 09:47.130 --> 09:51.530 And I am very very procter you are just heeding the call you 09:51.530 --> 09:53.050 are leading the. Charge. 10:01.420 --> 10:02.190 Memos shows. 10:03.440 --> 10:04.520 Machine one day visit. 10:05.110 --> 10:06.100 Machine right.. Tuna. 10:09.920 --> 10:13.340 Tuna. I wanted to. 10:13.970 --> 10:15.060 Is when times india. 10:15.970 --> 10:19.790 And he is a leading the charge to strengthen democratic institutions. 10:19.790 --> 10:23.870 That's never easy work. And it can carry wrists in some places. 10:24.500 --> 10:26.900 He has worked on child protection issues. 10:27.470 --> 10:30.990 For save the children and presents of ours ministry of labor. 10:31.710 --> 10:36.470 But today he's working to strengthen civil society and democratic 10:36.470 --> 10:39.810 institutions of the local level across Tanzania. 10:40.590 --> 10:44.560 I she knows that promoting. Good governance isn't just about 10:44.560 --> 10:47.350 whether you can work. Well on your side. 10:48.020 --> 10:50.010 It's about working side by side. 10:50.590 --> 10:55.110 And Daisy's says the big issue challenge is trying to get many 10:55.110 --> 10:59.110 factions to cooperate to reach the same aim. 10:59.690 --> 11:02.700 When it's a is of the somebody is in the middle of trying to 11:02.700 --> 11:07.380 get some people just gets seven days of a ceasefire in the middle east. 11:07.610 --> 11:08.930 I know what you're talking. About. 11:15.260 --> 11:17.990 It's never easy to do is a meeting you stop. 11:18.770 --> 11:20.510 Mac does it mean you turn away. 11:21.070 --> 11:24.160 You have to keep doing it. Remember what Nelson Mandela that 11:24.160 --> 11:28.890 set it always seems impossible until it is god. 11:29.600 --> 11:32.480 And that's what we have to have this art. Cry. 11:36.350 --> 11:36.860 So on. 11:37.400 --> 11:39.070 The future of our partnership. 11:39.630 --> 11:44.230 Is in machines hands your at some also inspired by a shock to 11:44.230 --> 11:47.070 tom box results attention here. Somewhere. 11:52.180 --> 11:56.350 My job is remedial BOJ's leading the charge to promote peace 11:56.670 --> 11:57.520 and security. 11:58.280 --> 12:00.660 But too often and to many countries. 12:01.260 --> 12:05.610 Mortars become a barrier a barrier not just of communication 12:05.610 --> 12:09.420 but a barrier to trade a barrier to the movement of talent a 12:09.420 --> 12:14.300 barrier to technology I shot do has been working to turn those 12:14.300 --> 12:18.780 barriers into opportunities cheese partnered with a dozen African 12:18.780 --> 12:23.070 States to promote conflict prevention and she's working with 12:23.070 --> 12:27.050 the African union border program in Ethiopia to make a difference 12:27.050 --> 12:27.720 of about. 12:28.480 --> 12:33.230 I'd try out that the future of our partnership is also in I shot 12:33.230 --> 12:34.140 do. Says. 12:40.180 --> 12:43.210 And and inspired by is unduly lum blue room. 12:44.090 --> 12:52.550 The She. 12:53.270 --> 12:56.720 Judged loading exclusive economic roles. 12:57.320 --> 13:00.900 It was a and and and was an delay has inches spoken words about 13:00.900 --> 13:02.160 shared prosperity. 13:02.750 --> 13:03.810 She's walk the walk. 13:04.640 --> 13:06.790 She's used her position at a going that. 13:07.340 --> 13:12.680 Services to creating new trade opportunities for mobile monday 13:12.920 --> 13:17.890 products in in africa. She's partnered with this this is to provide 13:18.050 --> 13:21.620 mobile money services to local communities. You know how hard 13:21.620 --> 13:25.240 it is to get money into people's hands are move it Arkansas was 13:25.410 --> 13:29.740 there's a way to do that now in this mobile technological world 13:29.740 --> 13:33.640 that we all live it and cheese being created and grabbing the 13:33.640 --> 13:37.700 best of that she's volunteer to teach other young women how to 13:37.700 --> 13:40.240 design and develop mobile apps. 13:40.790 --> 13:42.870 She's not in this business to make money. 13:43.490 --> 13:45.180 Cheese in it to make a difference. 13:45.920 --> 13:50.120 Romp at the future of this partnership is also in sunday lay. Said. 13:57.410 --> 13:57.870 The we 14:00.070 --> 14:01.530 Complicated world today. 14:02.390 --> 14:05.410 Fall oh sorry close calls the can go either way. 14:06.170 --> 14:07.410 But I know that us. 14:08.720 --> 14:11.120 When you promote democratic change. 14:12.410 --> 14:16.580 When you transform mortars of conflict into bastions of peace. 14:17.510 --> 14:22.730 When you empower women to realize their aspirations you created 14:22.730 --> 14:27.440 better future not for some but for all there is no way to win 14:27.440 --> 14:28.110 this battle. 14:29.660 --> 14:33.530 In countries where women are left behind you cannot leave half 14:33.590 --> 14:36.540 your team off the field and when that. Day. 14:43.460 --> 14:46.810 I want you to know that the obama administration is inspired 14:46.950 --> 14:51.450 work the machine and I shot do is a guy like a call to all of 14:51.450 --> 14:51.880 you were doing. 14:52.910 --> 14:56.980 And that's why we are so committed to the young African leaders 14:56.980 --> 15:00.270 initiatives with the law and all that just for this dating from 15:00.270 --> 15:00.970 a lot will. 15:01.790 --> 15:05.410 When you leave here. I hope you will leave here with a renewed 15:05.410 --> 15:09.290 sense of purpose with a renewed sense of hope with a renewed 15:09.290 --> 15:12.940 commitment with a renewed understanding of what is possible and 15:12.970 --> 15:17.410 I hope you'll take these connections you made here and make the 15:17.410 --> 15:18.720 change that you see. 15:19.450 --> 15:22.650 The challenges of a the rebel ballet are real we all know that. 15:23.570 --> 15:24.260 But guess what. 15:24.890 --> 15:26.370 Saw the opportunities. 15:27.270 --> 15:29.610 After like india began to the world. 15:30.360 --> 15:32.730 Dramatic transformations of possible. 15:33.730 --> 15:38.010 There will be beaten lights are great grows in this century. 15:38.780 --> 15:42.390 You will be the witnesses to remarkable transformation. 15:43.240 --> 15:44.870 What Hollywood trends for. 15:46.340 --> 15:48.240 PS what you become. 15:48.800 --> 15:54.050 What right to protect what opportunities you create I guarantee 15:54.390 --> 15:56.400 that will right the real history. 15:57.180 --> 16:01.380 Each of you has incredible opportunity to change lives for the batter. 16:02.070 --> 16:02.610 And you. 16:03.230 --> 16:03.880 Can do. 16:04.920 --> 16:07.940 You can defied their nations and they're doing and that. 16:09.070 --> 16:10.010 The stuff were. 16:10.670 --> 16:13.920 The require sober commit when it a clear vision of a better future. 16:14.790 --> 16:19.160 I have every confidence in president obama is more than convinced 16:19.160 --> 16:22.680 which is why he can beamed us. If you will rise to the child. 16:23.450 --> 16:27.420 And lift up and inspire citizens in your own countries all of 16:27.420 --> 16:31.580 whom you know are hoping desperately for change. 16:32.240 --> 16:35.320 I wanna leave you with a fought from the man who was fired a 16:35.320 --> 16:36.270 when I was growing up. 16:37.130 --> 16:41.210 The younger brother of the youngest man ever elected america's president. 16:41.810 --> 16:44.850 And a man omitted vision in his own right and went to south africa 16:44.850 --> 16:48.980 in 19 60 a inlaid about to people by the time when it was still 16:48.980 --> 16:50.440 difficult robert Kennedy. 16:51.260 --> 16:51.950 He said. 16:52.620 --> 16:56.160 You will have the greatest of bend history itself. 16:57.020 --> 17:00.560 But each of us can work to change a small portion of the bets. 17:01.130 --> 17:05.080 And in the total of all those acts will be written the history 17:05.080 --> 17:05.960 of this generation. 17:07.020 --> 17:10.940 And when Anna sayeed each time a member women worst to strike 17:10.940 --> 17:15.470 out against injustice or changed a lot of others here. She sends 17:15.470 --> 17:17.070 forth a tiny rebel the whole. 17:17.690 --> 17:20.980 And crossing each other from men who differed centers of energy 17:20.980 --> 17:21.620 and air. 17:22.190 --> 17:24.270 Those rebels to build the current. 17:24.780 --> 17:29.830 That was sweet down the mighty us walls of oppression and resistance to. 17:30.340 --> 17:32.870 My friends this is your moment to ride. 17:33.950 --> 17:36.750 History of africa for the next generation. 17:37.310 --> 17:38.280 You have the will. 17:38.930 --> 17:39.960 You have the drive. 17:40.580 --> 17:44.130 You have the intelligence you have the division you have the ability. 17:45.000 --> 17:50.280 You have the parch to stand up and say loudly and clearly bided 17:50.280 --> 17:53.510 will be responsible and that is a leadership. 17:54.590 --> 17:58.800 That's the future that we can build together and we're convinced 17:58.800 --> 18:03.190 that that future begin was about here with these meetings and 18:03.190 --> 18:06.470 of the word to you will take back with you and in our partnership 18:06.510 --> 18:09.790 over these that two years. Thank you all and died. Last. 18:24.680 --> 18:25.830 And and name..