{"id":751,"date":"2026-04-18T14:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/reading\/?p=751"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:06:34","slug":"recap-aws-president-dr-burgess-visit-to-the-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/reading\/2026\/04\/18\/recap-aws-president-dr-burgess-visit-to-the-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: AWS President Dr. Burgess Visit to the District"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"751\" class=\"elementor elementor-751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e3dab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e3dab0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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