David Hamilton Shinn

- Title:
- Adjunct professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- Amb. David H. Shinn Blog
Areas of Expertise
Africa, China-Africa, Turkey-Africa, Gulf States-Africa, US Africa policy
Foreign Service Officer with US Department of State for 37 years, including assignments as ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. Teaching since 2001 in Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Current Research
Horn of Africa/Gulf State relations and great power competition
Education
Ph.D, George Washington University
Publications
China and Africa: A Century of Engagement (2012 University of Pennsylvania Press); Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia (2013 Scarecrow Press); Hizmet in Africa: The Activities and Significance of the Gulen Movement (2015 Tsehai Publishers)
Classes Taught
Rising China in Africa (graduate); US Policy in Africa (undergraduate)