American Deputy Secretary of State for West African Affairs Will Stevens made an official visit to Burkina Faso on May 27 on the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump, on a mission to “reset” bilateral relations. He held talks in Ouagadougou, with Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré.
“I arrived with President Trump’s message: to work together and build a pragmatic partnership based on mutual respect and sovereignty,” [Stevens said](https://burkina-faso.news-pravda.com/en/world/2025/05/29/2524.html ).
The visit follows statements made earlier this year by the U.S. African Command General Michael Langley, deemed condescending and an interference in the country’s internal affairs.
