Washington D.C. October 28, 2026: The Gambia’s participant for the 2026-2027 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Programme, Ms. Kumbale Madeline Gladys Goode, on Thursday, October 22, 2026 paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy. She was received by His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America and staff of the Embassy.
Ms. Goode arrived in the United States on September 12 for a ten (10) training programme in Technology Policy Management which placed her at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The fellowship programme was organized by the United States Department of State in honour of former United States Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey, with the objective to build the capacity of mid-career professionals in leadership development, academic enrichment and global networking skills.
In welcoming Ms. Goode to the Embassy, Ambassador Bah congratulated her for the fellowship. He emphasized the importance of capacity building in leadership and technology especially with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which he added would play a critical role in the development of the country. He assured that the Embassy would continue to engage United States authorities in order to secure educational and training opportunities for the young people.
It could be recalled that the Embassy had engaged United States officials of the Department of State on the need to continue and expand slots for Hubert H. Humphrey fellowship amongst other fellowship programmes and scholarship opportunities. This, the Embassy indicated will immensely contribute in better molding and equipping Gambian students and graduates to serve as leaders in the Gambian workforce.
The Deputy Head of Mission, Retired Ltd. General Yakuba A. Drammeh, joined the Ambassador to welcome and congratulate Ms. Goode for securing the highly competitive fellowship and also for the excellent presentation she delivered.
For her part, Ms. Kumbale Madeline Gladys Goode, thanked the Ambassador and staff for the warm welcome. He took time to do a presentation about her work as Director of Infrastructure and Strategic Partnerships at the Tertiary and Higher Education Trust (THET) Fund in The Gambia. She also briefed on the ongoing fellowship programme and how she was focused on learning policy drafting and implementation.
