March 9 — Hear about "The challenge tothe West of China's growing role in Africa"

David Shinn, former US ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, ought to know what he is talking about.

When: March 9, 2009, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: IUPUI Campus Center Room 409 420 University Blvd., Indianapolis

Cost: $45.00 Individual; $300 Table of 8 (includes lunch & parking)
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David Shinn is former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. He has also held assignments at embassies in Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, and Lebanon. He currently is Adjunct Professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

Ambassador Shinn holds a Ph.D. from George Washington University (1980) and a Certificate in African Studies from Northwestern University. He has been teaching in the Elliott School since 2001 and serves on a number of boards of non-governmental organizations.

He is the co-author of An Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia and has published numerous articles and book chapters. His research interests include China-Africa relations, East Africa and the Horn, terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, conflict situations, U.S. policy in Africa, and the African brain drain.