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What happens at a U.S. Embassy? What does it take to become a diplomat? And how do you celebrate the 4th of July in Africa? In this episode, we get a taste of how ambassadors represent U.S. interests in foreign countries. Our guest is Johnnie Carson, a former U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
From trade to human rights, what will Trump's policies towards Africa look like? Obama's former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs highlights some likely changes.
The president of South Sudan appeared to take a major step on Thursday toward ending a disastrous civil war that began more than two years ago in the young African nation — reappointing his political rival as first vice president.
After seven years in office, President Barack Obama has already engaged more broadly on Africa than any previous American president, but with one year remaining in the White House, there are still a few things he should do before he leaves, writes Johnnie Carson, the United States' top policy-maker on Africa in the first Obama administration.
US leaders have showered praise on President Jakaya Kikwete for preserving democracy, respect for human rights and upholding the constitution during his tenure in office. Above all, leaders from both the government and international institutions hailed ... and more »
... election might challenge both of those assumptions. Johnnie Carson served as US ambassador to several African countries and is the former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. He is a senior advisor at United States Institute of Peace. and more »
Judy Woodruff discusses the visit and the president's record on Africa with Johnnie Carson of the United States Institute of Peace and William Gumede of the University of the Witwatersrand. RELATED ... He's now a senior adviser at the U.S. Institute of ...
"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa," said Carson, currently an adviser to the U.S. Institute of Peace. Now more than ever, "the relationship with Nigeria should not rest essentially on a security and military-to-military relationship," he ...
Johnnie Carson is senior adviser to the president of the United States Institute of Peace and a former assistant secretary of state for Africa. Mark Bellamy is a senior adviser for Africa at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Both are ...
"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa," said Carson, currently an adviser to the U.S. Institute of Peace. Now more than ever, "the relationship with Nigeria should not rest essentially on a security and military-to-military relationship," he ...