John Campbell (diplomat)
John Campbell | |
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Marc Susser | |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Brynn |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
University of Wisconsin | |
John Campbell (born 1944) was the acting director of the
Department of State. He was appointed to the position in June 2009 and was succeeded as acting director by Edward P. Brynn the same year.[1]
Early life
Born in
University of Wisconsin
in 1970.
Consular career
Campbell joined the
Foreign Service in 1975.[2]
He first served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department. His numerous overseas postings include service as a political counselor in Nigeria in the late 1980s, in South Africa in the mid-1990s during the transition from apartheid to majority rule and also assignments in Lyon, Geneva and Paris
.
Campbell also served as
United States Ambassador to Nigeria. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and served from May 12, 2004, to July 19, 2007. He presented his credentials on June 25, 2004, and was succeeded by Robin R. Sanders.[3]
In 2008, Campbell led an
Post-consular career
In July 2009 Campbell was given the post of acting director at the
Marc Susser from the post.[5] He left in September, after just two months, to work with the think tank Council on Foreign Relations, where he is the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa policy studies.[2]
In 2010, Campbell published his first book, titled Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink.[6] The second edition of the book was published in June 2013. Campbell has also written Morning in South Africa, published in May 2016 and Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know, co-authored with Matthew Page and published in July 2018.[2]
See also
- Nigeria - United States relations
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- ^ "The Historian". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "John Campbell". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "John Campbell (1944-)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "John Campbell". Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "State Department Inspector General Issues Report on the Office of the Historian". The National Coalition for History. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Author archive John Campbell". Defense One. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Sources
- United States Department of State: Biography of John Campbell
- United States Embassy in Abuja: Biography of the ambassador
External links
- AllAfrica.com – "Nigeria: 'Richer' Relationship the Result of Nigeria's Democratic Transformation, Despite Flaws, Says U.S. Ambassador"
- "Audio: John Campbell on Security and Democratic Governance in Nigeria". Council on Foreign Relations. 2015-02-26. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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