Princeton N. Lyman Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow in Africa Policy Studies. Former U.S. ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria; former assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. Expertise: Southern and Sub-Saharan Africa; economic development and emerging markets; democratization and elections; civil reconstruction; conflict assessment and prevention; humanitarian intervention; and global governance, UN, HIV/AIDS. Languages: French Experience: Lyman served for over three decades in the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, completing his government service as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. He was previously U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador to Nigeria, and director of the U.S. Aid Mission to Ethiopia at USAID. He was a senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace from 1999 to 2000. Lyman was Executive Director of the Global Interdependence Initiative of the Aspen Institute until July 2003. Education: B.A., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. and M.A., Harvard University Honors: President’s Distinguished Service Award; Department of State Distinguished Honor Award |