US Ambassador celebrates Cameroonian fashion

Ambassador Michael S. Hoza, is honored to be co-sponsor, with Senator Aicha Pierrette Hayatou, for this year’s seventh annual “Fashion Week”, coordinated by Yves Eya’a, Director from the Center for Fashion Designers of Cameroon.

Recently, Ambassador Hoza welcomed 150 youth entrepreneurs, artists and models to his residence for a reception in honor of entrepreneurship in art and fashion.

Among the distinguished guests were Ambassadors, High Commissioners and members of the Diplomatic Corps from the United Kingdom, Canada, Congo, Turkey, Russian Federation and Germany.

Cameroonian art icon, Max Lyonga and Cameroonian soccer legends Jacques Songo’o, the former goal keeper and Rigobert Song Bahanag, former Captain, of the Indomitable Lions were also in attendance.

In his welcoming remarks, Ambassador Hoza said: “Throughout my travels in Cameroon, I have met young people who have these dreams. Who are ready to start a venture of their own -- to contribute to the economic development of Cameroon and shape its destiny.

That’s the essence of entrepreneurship… So, to the designers, artists and innovators here today: This is your week! I hope you will be inspired, as I am, by the extraordinary talent, here in Cameroon, and the endless possibilities that they represent in moving your country’s vision forward.”