Princeton N. Lyman
Senior Fellow (October 1999-July 2000)

Areas of Specialization
Africa • Conflict Resolution • United Nations • Ethics and Diplomacy

Project Focus
"American Facilitation of Democracy in South Africa"

Background
Princeton N. Lyman has over three decades of first-hand diplomacy in both the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Lyman most recently was the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs at the U.S. Department of State where he was responsible for developing policy and guiding participation in the UN and other international organizations. He has served as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa; Ambassador to Nigeria; director of the U.S. Aid Mission to Ethiopia at USAID and as a visiting fellow with the Overseas Development Council. Lyman is the co-author of Korean Development: The Interplay of Politics and Economics and has written numerous articles including "South Africa's Promise," "Ethics in Diplomacy," and "Refugees in the World Today and Tomorrow." His honors include the President's Distinguished Service Award, Department of Sate Distinguished Honor Award and Secretary of State's Career Achievement Award. Lyman holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University.

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