{"id":6218,"date":"2022-07-12T08:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T08:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=6218"},"modified":"2022-07-12T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T08:06:10","slug":"unaa-executive-in-san-francisco-to-check-on-preparations-for-the-upcoming-34th-annual-convention-at-the-hilton-san-francisco-union-square-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/unaa-executive-in-san-francisco-to-check-on-preparations-for-the-upcoming-34th-annual-convention-at-the-hilton-san-francisco-union-square-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"UNAA EXECUTIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO CHECK ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING 34th ANNUAL CONVENTION AT THE HILTON SAN FRANCISCO UNION SQUARE HOTEL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/unaa-executive-in-san-francisco-to-check-on-preparations-for-the-upcoming-34th-annual-convention-at-the-hilton-san-francisco-union-square-hotel\/unaa-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unaa-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unaa-2.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All is set for the 34th  Uganda North America Association (UNNA)  annual  convention that will be hosted in San francisco California in USA , according to the outgoing  UNAA President and CEO Ms. Henrietta N. Wamala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several Ugandans- including government officials  and artists  are slated to attend the event to market various products coming out of Uganda .  The UNAA is the  largest non-political formal association of Ugandans  in the diaspora and serves  a Ugandan Community of more than half a million people  who live in the  United States and Canada .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event there will be the trade and investments  and health forums . The trade expo will run from September 2nd to 5th 2022 at the Hilton San Francisco Hotel California.  Ms. Henrietta N. Wamala one of the few females to hold the position  of UNAA President will hand over the instruments of office after successfully  serving her  two terms . Other past female UNAA presidents include Ms. Rosettee Serwanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diaspora membership send to Uganda millions of US dollars annually -contributing to economic growth and development of  the country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/unaa-executive-in-san-francisco-to-check-on-preparations-for-the-upcoming-34th-annual-convention-at-the-hilton-san-francisco-union-square-hotel\/unna-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unna-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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