Amanda Jacobsen

Amanda Jacobsen, who has been a career diplomat since 2006, joined U.S. Embassy Gaborone as the Deputy Chief of Mission in July 2021.[1]

Quotes

• "Strategic planning and innovative approaches were needed to ensure that existing gaps in the remaining populations were closed."
• “We require additional socio-behavioral and legal policy supports to ensure that they have access to invaluable HIV prevention and treatment services,”
  • ACCELERATE PACE TO ENDING HIV - DIKOLOTI by Lesedi Thatayamodimo, 24 Oct 2023, Retrieved 16/11/2023.
• “The people of the United States appreciate and honor our enduring partnership,”
• “In many ways, the Declaration of Independence adopts the guiding values of botho, including its respect for fellow citizens, the collective responsibility of society, and the importance of being a good human being,”
• “These are the ideals laid out in the Declaration of Independence, and they are the guiding force for our work at home and abroad,”
• "This was a strong message to the world about defending the rights of all citizens."
• "President Masisi underscored this when he met with LGBTQI+ activists soon afterwards and pledged the government’s support for the community.
• " This was a remarkable and noble step for a head of state,”
• “Last month in Montreal, Canada, at the International AIDS Conference, the world learned that Botswana had achieved and exceeded the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets: with 95 per cent of the population being aware of their HIV status, 98 per cent of those on treatment and 98 per cent of those are virally suppressed."
  • DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH US ADVANTANGEOUS by Ketshepile More, 25 Aug 2022, Retrieved 16/11/2023