David H. Shinn

David H. Shinn
19th United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office 1996–1999
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Irvin Hicks
Succeeded by	Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Director for East African Affairs, United States Department of State
In office 1993–1996
Deputy Task Force Director and Coordinator for Somalia, United States Department of State
In office 1992–1993
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office 1987–1990
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Website	http://davidshinn.blogspot.com/

David H. Shinn (b. 1940, Yakima, Washington) is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. His diverse career in the foreign service of the United States has included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

Shinn is a frequent commentator in the news media on East African Affairs and is often called to testify in front of the United States Congress on such topics as the Horn of Africa, particularly Sino-African relations, Piracy in Somalia, and Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen.

Education

Shinn received his B.A. (1962), M.A. (1963), and PhD (1980) from George Washington University. He also received a certificate in African Studies from Northwestern University and was diplomat-in-residence at University of California, Los Angeles and Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Government Service

Shinn served for 37 years in the United States Foreign Service with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan, and as ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.

Awards

• 1995 – International Alumnus of the Year by Phi Theta Kappa, the community college scholastic honor society

• 1994 – National Alumnus of the Year, American Association of Community Colleges

See also

• Phi Theta Kappa
• United Nations
• U.S. Foreign Service
• The George Washington University

External links

• David Shinn bio provided by George Washington University
• David Shinn blog
• Profile of David Shinn in GW Today

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Irvin Hicks	U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia 1996–1999	Succeeded by Tibor P. Nagy, Jr.
Preceded by Leonardo Neher	U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso 1987–1990	Succeeded by Edward P. Brynn

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