{"id":2000121065,"date":"2026-07-30T19:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000121065"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:35:42","slug":"president-kagame-us-lawmakers-discuss-expanding-cooperation-in-key-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-us-lawmakers-discuss-expanding-cooperation-in-key-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame, US lawmakers discuss expanding cooperation in key sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The delegation was led by Representative Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and included Representatives Troy Carter, Morgan Griffith, Russ Fulcher, Jay Obernolte, Cliff Bentz, Craig Goldman, and Julie Fedorchak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Office of the President, discussions centred on Rwanda’s transformation journey and ways to deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including health, energy, and investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting reflects the continued engagement between Rwanda and the United States as both countries seek to strengthen ties through partnerships that support economic growth, innovation, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit builds on high-level exchanges between Rwanda and the United States in recent years. In August 2025, President Kagame hosted another bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation, with discussions focusing on regional security, education, and health, underscoring the broad scope of cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The delegation was led by Representative Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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According to the Office of the President, discussions centred on Rwanda’s transformation journey and ways to deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including health, energy, and investment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Paul Kagame on Thursday received a bipartisan delegation of members of the United States Congress at Urugwiro Village, where discussions focused on Rwanda’s development journey and opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation in strategic sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000121066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000121065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000121066,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1280,"height":834,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","width":1280,"height":834},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","width":1280,"height":834},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","width":1280,"height":834},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","width":1280,"height":834},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/HOfQINpXEAAs6rk.jpeg","width":1280,"height":834}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000121065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000121070,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121065\/revisions\/2000121070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000121066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000121065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000121065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000121065"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000121065"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000121065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}