Office Horus: By Appointment
Phone: (202) 885-1622
E-mail: peace@american.edu


Ph.D. Tufts University
A.B. Harvard College



Biography
Dane Smith earned an A.B. from Harvard College and a PhD in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  He also studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Sudan 1986-89 and in Botswana 1984-86. He directed the African Economic Policy Staff 1989-90 and was Chief, Food Policy Division, in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, 1979-81. He was appointed by President Clinton, while concurrently directing the State Department’s Office of West African Affairs as Special Presidential Envoy for Liberia 1995-1996.  He was Ambassador to Guinea 1990-1993 and President of National Peace Corps Association from 1999-2003.  He is currently a consultant on peacebuilding, democratization and private sector growth, leading teams examining effective humanitarian and development interventions overseas, especially in Africa.  He lectures on African history and culture and trains expatriate teams to work effectively in Africa, drawing on 17 years of residence and travel in 32 African countries.


Recent Courses Taught

• U.S. Experiements in Peace-Building 

Areas of Interest:

• Africa
• Islam
• Interfaith Dialogue
• US Role in international peace-building