U.S. Embassy South Africa
Lerato Lebona, MPH, is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in public health, specializing in HIV and TB interventions. Currently serving as the PEPFAR Community Grants Program Director at the U.S. Embassy South Africa since May 2021, Lerato leads community-based grant initiatives. Previously, Lerato held various roles at University Research Co., LLC (URC) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS & Gender, where responsibilities included overseeing the Small Grants, Key Populations, and Public-Private Partnerships portfolios under the USAID TB South Africa Project. Lerato's expertise encompasses strategy development, stakeholder engagement, project management, and technical support for grassroots health interventions. Lerato holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of the Witwatersrand and a BA (Hons) in Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS from the University of South Africa.
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U.S. Embassy South Africa
This Mission includes approximately 346 U.S. and 620 locally engaged staff employed by 28 U.S. Government departments and agencies. In addition to the Embassy in Pretoria, there are Consulates in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Many U.S. Government departments, such as the Foreign Commercial Service, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Overseas Foreign Disaster Assistance and Food for Peace have based their regional operations in South Africa, reflecting the facilities and services available in South Africa. The United States’ strong trade and business partnerships with South Africa are hallmarks for the continent. The United States is the third largest trading partner for South Africa, after Germany and China. The United States is the largest portfolio investor and the largest source of foreign direct investment in South Africa. The US Embassy regularly sponsors workshops on entrepreneurialism, small and medium business management and financial planning for businesses. Terms and Conditions of Usage of this and other social media platforms are available at: https://za.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/pretoria/social-media-terms-and-conditions/