Dumelang, Bagaetsho!
Welcome to this celebration of the 246th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America! I am thrilled to be able to say that in person to all of you – this is the first time since 2019 that we have been able to mark the Fourth of July with our traditional reception. While Covid-19 poses a major challenge to the world, together in Botswana we have made significant progress over the past two and a half years to prevent, detect and treat the disease.