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| Director: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa |
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October 2007 - Present
This series will meet periodically in New York during the 2007 - 2008 programming year, seeking to examine the issues facing the African continent and the U.S. policy makers dealing with it. Particular attention will be given to the evolving crisis in Zimbabwe, a discussion with Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Jendayi Frazer, Africa as an emerging market for capital flows, and the expanding role of the U.S. military in our Africa policy.
Meetings
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Prophets of Africa's Renaissance-Nigeria and South Africa
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Speakers: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Adekeye Adebajo, Executive Director, Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town, South Africa |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Liberia - Rebuilding the Social Contract in a Post-Conflict Society
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Walter Traub Gwenigale, Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Sudan - Can it be Saved?
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Andrew S. Natsios, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and Adviser on International Development, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University |
| Alex de Waal, Program Director, HIV/AIDS and Social Transformation, Emergencies and Humanitarian Action, Social Science Research Council |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Post-Conflict Transformation - The Keys to Success
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Howard Wolpe, Director, Africa Program and Director, Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Planning for Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Related Projects: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues, Council Special Report on Zimbabwe
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Knox Chitiyo, Head, Africa Programme, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies |
| Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: Strengthening African Governance - A Presentation of the Results of the First Index of African Governance
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Robert I. Rotberg, President, World Peace Foundation |
Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues: A Discussion of the Crisis in Zimbabwe with Morgan Tsvangirai
Related Project: Roundtable Series on Africa Policy Issues
| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Morgan Tsvangirai, President, Movement for Democratic Change, Repubilc of Zimbabwe |
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