The Africa Travel Association (ATA) Executive Director Edward Bergman has recently been appointed as a NEPAD Goodwill Ambassador by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development .
Since 2006, Bergman has served as Executive Director of the Africa Travel Association (ATA), the premier international travel industry trade association promoting tourism to the African continent and intra-Africa travel and partnership. ATA was founded in 1975 and currently works in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC).
NEPAD is a socio-economic flagship program of the African Union (AU). NEPAD’s four primary objectives are to eradicate poverty, promote sustainable growth and development, and integrate Africa in the world economy.As a NEPAD Goodwill Ambassador Bergman will support the NEPAD Agency in advocacy,fundraising efforts, programmatic work, and in communicating NEPAD’s message to stakeholders and the public.
