“South Africa: Gateway to the African Opportunity”

STAMFORD, Conn. - May 2, 2013 - PRLog -- – The public is invited to attend a World Affairs Forum special event at General Reinsurance Corporation Headquarters, which will feature a presentation by The Honorable Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States.  His topic will be “South Africa:  Gateway to the African Opportunity”.  This event will take place on May 20, 2013, and will begin promptly at 6 pm.  

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool has had extensive experience in the South African government, having led various departments such as Health, Welfare, Finance and Economic Development. As Premier of the Western Cape Province he took part in attracting approximately $1 billion worth of foreign investment, creating the highest provincial economic growth rate.

Ebrahim Rasool has a long history of involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle, starting in high school and including leadership in the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the African National Congress (ANC). He has spent time both in prison and under house arrest.

Rasool has been the recipient of a number of leadership awards, such as the Visionary Leadership and Public Good Award from the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, the Award for Commitment and Leadership in Fight Against Crime from Business Against Crime, and the Foreign Direct Investment Africa Personality of the Year Award from the London Financial Times. Rasool is the1998 recipient of the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights.

In addition, Rasool is the founder of the World for All Foundation, a foundation that rethinks the intellectual tools available to Muslims and faith communities and creates co-operative relations among faiths, cultures and communities at a global level.

The program will begin at 6:00P.M. and conclude at 7:30 P.M. There is no cost to attend, but advance reservations are required. Please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or E-mail: info@worldaffairsforum.org to reserve on or before May 17.

The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.