Interview with Russell Feingold, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Summary: Former Senator of Wisconsin Russell Feingold, now working as the U.S. Special Envoy Russell Feingold stopped in Paris on his way back from the African Great Lakes region. He graciously took the time to record an Africa Conversation with Daniella van Leggelo-Padilla, social media specialist at Africa Regional Services. In the interview, he emphasized that under President Obama and Secretary Kerry’s leadership, the U.S. has made the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the Great Lakes a top priority in its Africa policy.According to Feingold, “we consider this one of the world’s worst conflicts over the course of the past twenty years,” and his mission is to help find a path to lasting peace and economic prosperity in this long-troubled Great Lakes region. Have a listen to the interview in its entirety below!