David Shinn
Former US ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia

Dr. David Shinn is Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The Elliot School of International Affairs, and former US ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.. He served for thirty-seven years in the US Foreign Service with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, and Sudan.
Former US ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Terrorism
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: China
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Government
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Erling Dessau
Senior Advisor Humanitarian Futures Programme, Kings College

Erling Dessau is an economist and statistician from Denmark, and is Senior Advisor to the Humanitarian Futures Programme at Kings College, London.
Senior Advisor Humanitarian Futures Programme, Kings College
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Development
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, India, Somalia
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center, United Nations
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Etienne Piguet

Etienne Piguet is Professor of geography at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), where he holds the “Geography of mobilities” chair. He is a member of the Population geography commission’s steering committee of the International Geographic Union and former director a.i of the Swiss forum for migration studies.
Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French, German
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Neuchatel
Country: Switzerland
Continent: Europe
Fabienne Hara
Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs), International Crisis Group

Fabienne Hara is Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs) of International Crisis Group. She formerly served as Chief of the Political Affairs Division of the UN Mission in Sudan, and has over fifteen years of experience in African conflict resolution.
Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs), International Crisis Group
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
J. Peter Pham
Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council

Dr. J. Peter Pham is the Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Dr. Pham was previously Senior Vice President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and editor of its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests. He was also a tenured associate professor of Justice Studies, Political Science, and Africana Studies at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he was director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council
Area of Expertise: Development, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French, Italian
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Jagdish Bhagwati
Professor of International Economics, Columbia University

Professor Jagdish Bhagwati is a senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at Columbia University.
Professor of International Economics, Columbia University
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, International Relations, Migration and Integration
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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