The first women to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will be honored in a funeral service at the National Cathedral today. pres. Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy along with Chief Justice john Roberts. O'Connor died recently of complications with Dimentia at the age of 93. Her body lay in repose at the Great Hall at the Supreme Court where a special ceremony was held yesterday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a tribute as one of the nine member of the High Court who were in attendance. She especially noted the sisterhood of women justices there. She said the late Justice 'never lost sight of how the law affected ordinary people." Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were among those who visited the court to pay their respect. The legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor includes O'Connor landmark opinions upholding access to abortion, affirmative action and protecting the First Amendment.
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...