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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Invitation to African Leaders to Join Camp David Summit

President Obama has invited African Leaders to join Leaders at the G-8 Summit at Camp David on May 19 for a discussion session on accelerating progress towards food security in Africa.  The African Leaders who have been invited to participate in the Summit are:
 
Chairperson of the African Union and President of Benin Yayi Boni
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia
President John Mills of Ghana
President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania