Keywords: Hakainde Hichilema 2014.jpg Ambassador Schultz and other Embassy officials met this week with presidential candidates from Zambia ™s main political parties urging free fair transparent and peaceful elections on January 20 Ambassador Schultz met with Edgar Lungu candidate of the Patriotic Front and in the ambassador ™s absence ChargĂ© d ™Affaires a i David Young met with Hakainde Hichilema candidate of the United Party for National Development Ambassador Schultz stated The United States will be pleased to work with whoever wins the Zambian presidential election We will not take sides Our concern is that the election is undertaken in a manner that peacefully upholds democratic procedures and transition 2014-12-23 https //www facebook com/usembassyzambia/photos/a 59714171695 82711 50218596695/10152674226926696/ type 1 permPage 1 Facebook https //www facebook com/usembassyzambia/ US Embassy Zambia PD-USGov Schultz and Young meet the Zambian presidential candidates December 2014 jpg Hakainde Hichilema |