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'''Jendayi E. Frazer''' is the U.S. [[Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs]], heading the [[Bureau of African Affairs]]. Before taking on her current job, Frazer was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African affairs on the [[National Security Council]] and the first woman to serve as U.S. [[Ambassador]] to [[South Africa]]. Prior to entering government in 2001, Frazer was an Assistant Professor for Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1995 to 2001. She was Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver and editor of the journal Africa Today from 1991-1994. She graduated from Stanford University with B.A. in Political Science and African-American Studies, and obtained her M.A. degrees in International Policy Studies and International Development Education, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. Frazer is a specialist in African Affairs and International Security Affairs. During her tenure at the National Security Council, she was instrumental in the decisions that led to establishing the $15 billion President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AID Relief (PEPFAR) as well as the Millennium Challenge Account that has contributed to raising U.S. assistance to Africa to a historic high of $4.1 billion in 2006. She also designed the Administration's policies to end the wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-south Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Burundi. |
'''Jendayi E. Frazer''' is the U.S. [[Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs]], heading the [[Bureau of African Affairs]]. Before taking on her current job, Frazer was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African affairs on the [[National Security Council]] and the first woman to serve as U.S. [[Ambassador]] to [[South Africa]]. Prior to entering government in 2001, Frazer was an Assistant Professor for Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1995 to 2001. She was Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver and editor of the journal Africa Today from 1991-1994. She graduated from Stanford University with B.A. in Political Science and African-American Studies, and obtained her M.A. degrees in International Policy Studies and International Development Education, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. Frazer is a specialist in African Affairs and International Security Affairs. During her tenure at the National Security Council, she was instrumental in the decisions that led to establishing the $15 billion President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AID Relief (PEPFAR) as well as the Millennium Challenge Account that has contributed to raising U.S. assistance to Africa to a historic high of $4.1 billion in 2006. She also designed the Administration's policies to end the wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-south Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Burundi. |
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On his new book "Surrender Is Not an Option" on Page 347, John Bolton -former US ambassador to UN- writes, "For reasons I never understood, Frazer reversed course, and asked in early February to reopen the 2002 [Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission] decision, which she had concluded was wrong, and award a major piece of disputed territory to Ethiopia. I was at a loss how to explain that to the Security Council, so I didn't." Adding Bolton writes, "Ethiopia had agreed on a mechanism to resolve the border dispute in 2000 and was now welching on the deal."<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2178793/</ref> |
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On November 21, 2007 Aljazeera's Riz Khan television program John Bolton would confirm on an interview what he has written on his recent book.<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=LqozDgHiCKg</ref> |
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Two weeks later on the same Aljazeera's television program interview with Riz Khan on December 3, 2007 Ms. Jendayi denies having to speak Mr. Bolton, "...I never come to him, he must have been misinformed..."<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vejqfm0yuro</ref> |
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On [[January 7]], [[2007]], Frazer met with [[Somalia|Somali]] political leaders in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]], to discuss United States support for the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|interim Somali government]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=McCrummen|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010700521.html|accessdate=2007-01-07|title=U.S. Diplomat Meets With Somali Leaders|date=[[2007-01-07]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Later that day she cancelled a planned trip to [[Mogadishu|Mogadishu, Somalia]], due to the media revealing the details of her itinerary and riots in the city the day before over a faulty disarmament plan. <ref>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey|last=Gettleman|title=Islamists Out, Somalia Tries to Rise From Chaos |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/world/africa/08somalia.html|coauthor=Mohammed Ibrahim |publisher=The New York Times|date=[[2007-01-11]]|accessdate=2007-01-11}}</ref>The U.S. envoy, the highest ranking in 14 years, made a surprise visit to [[Somalia]] on [[April 7]] [[2007]]. |
On [[January 7]], [[2007]], Frazer met with [[Somalia|Somali]] political leaders in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]], to discuss United States support for the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|interim Somali government]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=McCrummen|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010700521.html|accessdate=2007-01-07|title=U.S. Diplomat Meets With Somali Leaders|date=[[2007-01-07]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Later that day she cancelled a planned trip to [[Mogadishu|Mogadishu, Somalia]], due to the media revealing the details of her itinerary and riots in the city the day before over a faulty disarmament plan. <ref>{{cite news|first=Jeffrey|last=Gettleman|title=Islamists Out, Somalia Tries to Rise From Chaos |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/08/world/africa/08somalia.html|coauthor=Mohammed Ibrahim |publisher=The New York Times|date=[[2007-01-11]]|accessdate=2007-01-11}}</ref>The U.S. envoy, the highest ranking in 14 years, made a surprise visit to [[Somalia]] on [[April 7]] [[2007]]. |
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Jendayi E. Frazer is the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, heading the Bureau of African Affairs. Before taking on her current job, Frazer was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African affairs on the National Security Council and the first woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa. Prior to entering government in 2001, Frazer was an Assistant Professor for Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1995 to 2001. She was Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver and editor of the journal Africa Today from 1991-1994. She graduated from Stanford University with B.A. in Political Science and African-American Studies, and obtained her M.A. degrees in International Policy Studies and International Development Education, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. Frazer is a specialist in African Affairs and International Security Affairs. During her tenure at the National Security Council, she was instrumental in the decisions that led to establishing the $15 billion President's Emergency Plan for HIV/AID Relief (PEPFAR) as well as the Millennium Challenge Account that has contributed to raising U.S. assistance to Africa to a historic high of $4.1 billion in 2006. She also designed the Administration's policies to end the wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-south Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Burundi.
On January 7, 2007, Frazer met with Somali political leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss United States support for the interim Somali government.[1] Later that day she cancelled a planned trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, due to the media revealing the details of her itinerary and riots in the city the day before over a faulty disarmament plan. [2]The U.S. envoy, the highest ranking in 14 years, made a surprise visit to Somalia on April 7 2007. She visited Ali Mohammed Ghedi and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed to help with the national reconciliation of Somalia.[3] She is often seen as a peace advocate, among Africans. Particularly, she is famous for condemning armed movements in Africa and in favor of peaceful opposition movements to bring democratic and social changes around the continent.
Quotes
- "This issue of insurgency is one that continues to trouble me and Africa as a whole. The way forward is development and legitimate opposition, not through picking up arms and insurgency, and it's a message the A.U. needs to make much more loudly to its member states." - Secretary Jendayi Frazer in a press conference discussing about instability in the horn of Africa.
References
- ^ McCrummen, Stephanie (2007-01-07). "U.S. Diplomat Meets With Somali Leaders". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (2007-01-11). "Islamists Out, Somalia Tries to Rise From Chaos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "U.S. envoy makes surprise visit to Somalia, officials say". CNN. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
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