<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/diplomacy/news/dean-smith-joins-un-foundation-delegation-to-africa.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Dean Smith Joins UN Foundation Delegation to Africa</teaser-title><teaser-description>Dean Smith joins a congressional delegation on a UN Foundation trip to Ghana and Togo, witnessing firsthand efforts to combat hunger, disease and extremism.</teaser-description><pubDate>03/24/2026</pubDate><title>Diplomacy Dean Joins UN Foundation Learning Trip with U.S. Congress</title><description>Dean Smith joins a congressional delegation on a UN Foundation trip to Ghana and Togo, witnessing firsthand efforts to combat hunger, disease, and extremism.</description><author>Monique Tiezzi den Hartog</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/dean-smith-elephant-320x180.jpg" alt="Dean Smith at the Mole National Park in Ghana"/></image><shortnames>courtneysmith</shortnames><category>Education,Health and Medicine,Nation and World</category><department>School of Diplomacy and International Relations</department><relationships>School of Diplomacy and International Relations</relationships><created-date>2026-03-20T14:05:15.695Z</created-date></item>