Study Group Members

Ambassador Johnnie Carson
Senior Advisor to the President, United States Institute of Peace
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin
President Emeritus, Middle East Institute
Former Deputy UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia-Near East

Ambassador Chet Crocker
James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies, Georgetown University
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Ambassador Eric Edelman
Roger Hertog Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, School for Advanced International
Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Former US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Former US Ambassador to Turkey

Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution
Senior Fellow, UN Foundation
Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Ambassador Michelle Gavin
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Former Senior Director for Africa, US National Security Council
Former US Ambassador to Botswana

Nancy Lindborg
President and CEO, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Former President, United States Institute of Peace
Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance

Andrew Natsios
Executive Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Former Administrator of USAID
Former Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan

General Joseph L. Votel
President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security
Former Commander of US Special Operations Command and US Central Command

Senior Advisors

Scott Morris
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development

Thomas P. Sheehy
Distinguished Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

Ambassador David Shinn
Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia

Michael Phelan
Senior Advisor, Africa and Asia, United States Institute of Peace

Michael Yaffe
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, United States Institute of Peace