Meet the Visionary
Mrs. Patricia Secke
Patricia Secke is from Cameroon in Central Africa. After high school in Cameroon, Patricia Secke majored in a Business School in Paris.
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In 2003, Patricia Secke founded Africa Femmes Performantes,Inc. in France. A profound vision aiming to highlight African women skills in all over the world.
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In January 2007, she held the first International Congress of African Woman in Paris. This meeting opened doors to Mrs. Secke to develop her vision furthermore. Her organization had the opportunity to associate with the African Union during the Regional Consultative Conference on the African Diaspora in Paris in 2007.
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Patricia Secke is now recognized by Head of states and first ladies, as the Ambassador of the International Congress of African women.
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After holding 9 Congresses in Africa and Europe and holding 15 Editions of the Business inspiring Women conference in Washington D.C area, her mission today is to associate the voices of African descent women and men of the Diaspora to the construction of specifics historic and economic bounds between America, the Caribbean’s and Africa through roots reconnection, Capacity Building, Marketplace, investment projects and international partnerships.
PRESIDENTIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2023
It is with gratitude that Americorps and the Office of the President of the United States honor Mrs. Patricia Secke with the PRESIDENT'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for her lifetime achievement and for her commitment to building a stronger nation through volunteer service in the field of the advancement of women.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
This award was presented on Sunday, November 26, 2023, by the Rev. Dr. Agorom Dike, Member of the White House Office of the Confessional Cabinet, Founder and President of the Carribean and African Faith Based Leadership Conference (CAFBLC), based in Washington DC.
This award was a fitting one for Mrs. Patricia Secke in front of the congregation of the Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries Church, in the Rockville Branch in Maryland, USA.
