In the Statue of Liberty, we see a symbol that all are welcome and have a fair chance to succeed. In New York, our two torches can come together – a place to compete and to dream.

In the Statue of Liberty, we see a symbol that all are welcome and have a fair chance to succeed. In New York, our two torches can come together – a place to compete and to dream.

I think we got our main message across, that New York is a place that will welcome athletes, teams, fans from Africa like no other city can. We showed how New York will celebrate Africans and African athletes.

We're not going to allocate Liberty Bonds today to buildings that are never going to be built.

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.