Robin R. Sanders Explained

Robin Renee Sanders
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Republic of Congo
President:George W. Bush
Term Start:February 13, 2003
Term End:July 16 2005
Predecessor:David H. Kaeuper
Successor:Robert Weisberg
Ambassador From2:United States
Country2:Nigeria
Term Start2:October 29, 2007
Term End2:August 27, 2010
Predecessor2:John Campbell
Successor2:Terence McCulley
President2:George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Hampton University
Ohio University
Robert Morris University

Robin Renee Sanders (born 1954) is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) from 2003 to 2005, and to Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is a 2010 D.Sc. graduate of Robert Morris University[1] [2] and served as Deputy Commandant at the Eisenhower Resource College at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. She has received numerous awards for her work with and advocacy for African small businesses and African Diaspora issues, and six awards from the United States Department of State. She also served twice as the Director for Africa at the National Security Council at the White House, and received the medal of honor from the President of the Republic of Congo.

Early life and education

Sanders was born in 1954[3] and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, and Master of Arts in International Relations and Africa Studies and a Master of Science in Communications from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She received her Doctorate degree in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University.

Notes and References

  1. "Nigeria: HIV/Aids - Gains of Partnership With the U.S.", AllAfrica.com, 30 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013
  2. "US ambassador to Nigeria earns Robert Morris degree", pittsburghlive.com, May 8, 2010
  3. Web site: Robin Renee Sanders (1954-) . Office of the Historian . 4 January 2019.