WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator Ariel Pablos-Mendez will visit Durban, South Africa July 16 - July 17 for the 2016 International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2016).  

Dr. Pablos-Mendez will appear at the Welcome Keynote and will moderate a panel entitled Leadership, Diplomacy, and Partnership to Move Policy to Practice, in addition to attending several panels.

AIDS 2016 will bring together thousands of policymakers, researchers, technical experts, and advocates. It is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV, and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic.