Africa Action: Activism for Africa Since 1953
Africa Action Statement on the Departure of Executive Director Salih Booker
March 15, 2006
Africa Action announced today that the organization’s Executive Director, Salih Booker, will be stepping down at the end of April 2006 to assume a new position as Executive Director of Global Rights www.globalrights.org
The Board of Africa Action has established a Search Committee to replace Mr. Booker and is preparing interim arrangements to ensure the smooth functioning of the organization during the transition to new leadership. Africa Action’s senior staff will continue to implement the organization’s strategic plan, especially the ongoing development and execution of the organization’s three priority campaigns on Darfur, Sudan; on HIV/AIDS; and on Africa’s foreign debt.
Africa Action’s Board Chairman, Mark Toney, said today that, “Africa Action is stronger than ever. We are having a real impact on U.S. policies toward Africa – especially Darfur – we are financially stable, and our Board is very engaged in fulfilling its governance responsibilities.”
The outgoing Executive Director, Mr. Booker, said, “While I am sad to leave this strong and successful organization, I am deeply proud of our accomplishments, and I am confident about Africa Action’s capacity to sustain the current work and momentum and to achieve further victories in the months and years ahead.”
Mr. Booker has led Africa Action since 2000 when he assumed responsibility for overseeing the merger of the three predecessor organizations that now constitute Africa Action.
Over the past two years Africa Action has been a leader in the movement in the United States to bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
According to Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), the ranking member on the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa and the Congressional Black Caucus’ leader on African affairs, "Africa Action deserves credit for initiating and sustaining the growing movement in the U.S. to end genocide in Darfur, and they have done more than any organization to keep a focus on the responsibility of the U.S. government to not only recognize this crime against humanity for what it is, but also to play a leadership role in bringing this genocide to an end.”
Africa Action announced today that the organization’s Executive Director, Salih Booker, will be stepping down at the end of April 2006 to assume a new position as Executive Director of Global Rights www.globalrights.org
The Board of Africa Action has established a Search Committee to replace Mr. Booker and is preparing interim arrangements to ensure the smooth functioning of the organization during the transition to new leadership. Africa Action’s senior staff will continue to implement the organization’s strategic plan, especially the ongoing development and execution of the organization’s three priority campaigns on Darfur, Sudan; on HIV/AIDS; and on Africa’s foreign debt.
Africa Action’s Board Chairman, Mark Toney, said today that, “Africa Action is stronger than ever. We are having a real impact on U.S. policies toward Africa – especially Darfur – we are financially stable, and our Board is very engaged in fulfilling its governance responsibilities.”
The outgoing Executive Director, Mr. Booker, said, “While I am sad to leave this strong and successful organization, I am deeply proud of our accomplishments, and I am confident about Africa Action’s capacity to sustain the current work and momentum and to achieve further victories in the months and years ahead.”
Mr. Booker has led Africa Action since 2000 when he assumed responsibility for overseeing the merger of the three predecessor organizations that now constitute Africa Action.
Over the past two years Africa Action has been a leader in the movement in the United States to bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
According to Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), the ranking member on the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa and the Congressional Black Caucus’ leader on African affairs, "Africa Action deserves credit for initiating and sustaining the growing movement in the U.S. to end genocide in Darfur, and they have done more than any organization to keep a focus on the responsibility of the U.S. government to not only recognize this crime against humanity for what it is, but also to play a leadership role in bringing this genocide to an end.”
