ugnet_: WHY IS KABILA IN WASHINGTON?

[Edward Mulindwa]

DR Congo: Cutting-edge diplomacy President Joseph Kabila's planned meeting with United States President George Bush on 5 November is a personal triumph for Israeli diamond trader and Congo's ambassador at large Dan Gertler who, along with his business partner Chaim Leibovitz, has been cultivating White House contacts for several months. Arrangements for the Kabila visit follow closed door meetings between Gertler, Leibovitz and US National Security Council Director for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, this year. These private meetings irritated Frazer's colleagues in the State Department (sometimes at odds with the White House-based NSC) who questioned their utility. Wed Nov 5, 1:54 PM ET President Joseph Kabila (left) of the DR Congo is greeted by US President George W. Bush (AFP/Tim Sloan)             The Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"             Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"