Number 176 September 1995 CSISAFRICA NOTES
A publication of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Who's Who, and Where A Guide to Key Personalities in U.S.-African Relations
In July 1982, the CSIS African Studies Program added a new dimension to its wide range of activities. The title of the first issue of CSIS Africa Notes "To Demystify and Unsimplify"-summarized its mission. As I wrote in the introduction, "We will be looking through a variety of prisms at African political configurations, personalities, conflicts, economic pressures, [external relationships), and policy options for the United States." The goal was, and remains in 1995, to deal with the complexities of the African political and economic landscape from the Mediterranean to the Cape with an open mind, not in terms of ideological or other stereotypes. In the 13 years since the 1982 launch, we have published 176 issues. Our subscribers in the United States and over 30 other countries fall generally into the categories whose special needs we sought to serve from the outset: "decision makers, analysts, and trailblazers with Africa-related responsibilities in governments, corporations, the media, research institutions, universities, and other arenas." The lasting relevance of CSIS Africa Notes is documented by the fact that a major publisher (Praeger) has produced three collections of issues in book form: Angola, Mozambique, and the West (1987), South Africa: In Transition to What? (1988), and South Africa: Twelve Perspectives on the Transition (1994). One of the most popular issues published from time to time has been our "Who's Who, and Where" guide to key personalities in official U.S.-African relations. In this 1995 update, we have noted that several ambassadorial changes submitted to Congress by the White House are currently still in various stages of confirmation. The African Studies Program's Bruce Whitehouse compiled the information and designed the format for this edition. M. Herman Yam assembled details on personnel and structural changes in the Department of Defense.
Helen Kitchen Director of African Studies DEPARTMENT OF STATE
r------SECRETARY OF STATE ------~ ------~ ------. I Warren Christopher AGENCY FOR INTERNATlONAL U.S. INFORMATlON AGENCY U.S. PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE ! DEVELOPMENT ARMS 00NTR0L AND DISARMAMENT Director: Joseph D. Duffy TO THE UNITED NATlONS Actninistrator: J. Brian AtwOOO AGENCY Director, Office of African Affairs: Ambassador Madeleire K Albright Deputy Secretary of State Deputy Administrator: carol Lllncaster Director. John D. Holllll Thomas Hull Strobe Talbott Assistant Administrator for Africa: Deputy Director/Africa: Cornelius W~sh Jam Hicks
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