Expertise
Africa; war on terrorism; weak and failed states; foreign assistance; international peacekeeping and conflict resolution; national security policymaking; post-conflict reconstruction; trade, development issues; UN affairs and multilateral diplomacy
Background
Current Positions
Independent consultant and speaker
Past Positions
Senior Advisor for National Security Affairs on the Kerry-Edwards campaign (2004); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1997-2001); Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, the National Security Council, the White House (1995-1997); Director for International Organizations and Peacekeeping, National Security Council (1993-1995); Management Consultant, McKinsey and Company (1991-1993)
Education
D.Phil. (1990), M.Phil. (1988), Oxford University; B.A., Stanford University, 1986
"There is more than one war happening simultaneously in Iraq. Yes, we have an insurgency, we have Al Qaeda and there is a counterinsurgency challenge; but there is also separately and simultaneously a raging civil war."