- Angie's Letter to the President Hi Everyone – Sorry to be so long in posting. I have been busy with a lot of other stuff but moving the Sierra Leone project along with Gavin’s capable assistance in the meantime. This letter from Angie was delivered to the President yesterday in Sierra Leone, along with a message that we would like […]
- Meeting with Angie Hey everyone Angie and I met recently when she was in New York and I updated her on the TRC project. She is still willing and interested to return in Sierra Leone with us in late July or early August to help herald the published White Paper from the President! She is checking to see […]
- The report/meeting with the AG/CNN Hey there Today was a big day…. Our colleague Gavin Simpson is in Ghana with the printers now and I expect a report momentarily as to when he will be returning with the report in hand to deliver to the President, at which point the two week countdown to delivery of the White Paper begins! […]
- Update Hey everyone First, another shout out to you all for your tremendous support and words of encouragement! It really is amazing to know that people are listening and inspired and caring. The word from our team in Freetown is that they are headed to Ghana to return with the TRC report by the end of […]
- Photos of team at work! OK, here are some new shots of Angelina and I from the event yesterday before the press conference and then of Angie, Gavin and I from last night, working away to get the latest press release out after the meeting with the Pres….
- Heading home So we stayed up a little too late talking about the day’s amazing successes. You should have been there! The meeting with the President, frantically amending the press release in the car on the way to the screening at the British Council (since it went from anticipated bad news to good news!) and then an […]
- Success! So the night is young (again!) but I think the day was a real success. Angelina Jolie joined me and our consultant Gavin Simpson and our 4 key allies from Sierra Leone in an intense and productive meeting with the President of Sierra Leone, his Attorney General and other key advisors. In that meeting, he […]
- Arriving in Freetown, Sierra Leone May 9, 2005 In the air over Africa — headed for Freetown, Thinking about the goals of this trip…I need to ground myself, and you, in what we are doing here. Top priority is to get the President of Sierra Leone to commit to a definitive time frame for issuing the promised White Paper on […]